By submitting the five-page writ, Moore now has up to a year to file a lawsuit in B.C. in the event a civil lawsuit he launched against Bertuzzi in Ontario last month is thrown out.
This latest action comes just before the two-year anniversary of Bertuzzi's attack on Moore during a game between the Avalanche and Canucks in Vancouver.
Bertuzzi's attack sent Moore, now 27, to the hospital with three fractured vertebrae in his neck and a concussion. He hasn't played since.
Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi attacked former Colorado Avalanche winger Steve Moore from behind on March 8, 2004. (CP Photo)
This is the third time Moore has taken legal action against Bertuzzi.
Last month, Moore filed a lawsuit in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking $15 million in lost wages and damages against Bertuzzi while the Canucks forward was in Turin, Italy playing for Team Canada at the Winter Olympics.
Late last year, Moore filed a similar action in Denver against Bertuzzi, Canucks head coach Marc Crawford, general manager Brian Burke, forward Brad May and Orca Bay, but a judge dismissed the case, ruling it had no standing in Colorado.
The violent incident prompted debate across North America about the role of rough justice in hockey. Some hockey observers – including the Canadian Olympic Committee – openly questioned the decision to include Bertuzzi on Team Canada.
The NHL suspended Bertuzzi for the final 13 regular-season games of the 2003-04 season and the Stanley Cup playoffs, which, for the Canucks, meant seven more games.
Bertuzzi remained under suspension throughout the 310-day NHL lockout and was prohibited from playing in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, two world championships and any European professional league.
He also forfeited $501,926.39 US in salary and hundreds of thousands more in endorsements.
Bertuzzi was also charged by Vancouver police. He pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm and was sentenced to a year's probation and 80 hours of community service.
with files from Canadian Press
