31 Mar Pike v. Kasiri

             Jeffrey David Pike (“the Plaintiff”) is about to turn 40 years old. Almost six-and-a-half years ago, on August 18, 2009, at about 7:00 p.m., the Plaintiff’s vehicle was struck on the right side as it entered an intersection by a vehicle driven by Ashkan Kasiri (“the Defendant”), who had proceeded through a red light. Liability for the accident is admitted....

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04 Mar Lacayo v. Guitard

             This case concerns the plaintiff Carmen Lacayo’s claim that she suffered debilitating injuries in a 2008 car accident, to which liability is admitted. She seeks non-pecuniary damages of $200,000, an in trust claim for her husband of $30,000, an in trust claim for her daughter of $1,000, $80,000 compensation for her loss of housekeeping capacity, $200,000 to pay for the costs her future care, and $20,000 for damage to her income earning capacity....

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22 Dec Carlisle v. Vanthof

             This is an assessment of damages arising out of a rear-end motor vehicle accident that occurred on May 21, 2010, at the intersection of 16th Avenue and 240th Street in Langley, British Columbia (“Accident”)....

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02 Dec McLean v. Kraft

- [3] II. ISSUES [4] - [10] III. EVIDENCE AT TRIAL [11] - [136] A. THE PLAINTIFF [12] - [43] 1. Background [12] - [24] 2. The Accident of September 11, 2010 [25] - [33] 3. Post Accident Events, Treatment and Recovery [34] - [43] B. WITNESSES [44] - [136] 1. Family and Friends of the Plaintiff [44] - [61] (a) Julia McLean [44] - [50] (b) Laura Larsen [51] - [53] (c) Tyra Crump [54] - [57] (d) Susan Hample [58] - [61] 2. Employers [62] - [73] (a) Dr. Alex Penner [62] - [68] (b) Dr. Faro Aghdasi [69] - [73] 3. Treating ...

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10 Nov Hinder v. Yellow Cab Company Ltd.

            Tanja Hinder (“the Plaintiff”) is suing the Yellow Cab Company Ltd. (“the Defendant Company”) and Sukhdev Singh Pannu (“the Defendant Driver”) for damages in relation to injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident (“the accident”) that occurred on December 16, 2010 in Vancouver, BC....

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28 Sep Willis v. Lalancette

             THE COURT:  The plaintiff, John Willis, was involved in a motor vehicle accident on May 1, 2012, when he was rear‑ended by a heavy truck trailer. The plaintiff subjectively experienced a number of symptoms, including pain and spasms in his neck, right arm, back, and hip, numbness and tingling in his extremities, headaches, and anxiety. His main ongoing concern relates to his mid and low back pain complaints....

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11 Sep Hall-Smith v. Yamelst

             The plaintiff was a passenger in a taxi when it was involved in a motor vehicle accident on February 25, 2009. Liability has been admitted. The plaintiff claims non-pecuniary damages, past wage loss, loss of housekeeping capacity, loss of future earning capacity, costs of future care, and special damages.Facts(a) Circumstances of the accident...

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19 Aug MacDonald v. Joseph

             The plaintiff was injured on January 9, 2011 in a head on collision with a vehicle driven by the defendant, Julia Joseph (“Joseph”), and owned by the defendant, Joseph Titian. Liability was not an issue in this Rule 15-1 trial because the third party acknowledged that Joseph caused the accident which resulted in significant material damage to both vehicles. Neither defendant took any part in this litigation. The issues are: the nature and extent of the injuries caused by the accident, whether the plaintiff had recovered from his injuries by the summer of 2012, what is an appropriate award for non-pecuniary damages, what is the proper method for calculation of past wage loss, whether the plaintiff established his claim for diminished future earning capacity and how to calculate that loss, and whether the plaintiff established his claim for cost of future care and how that loss is to be calculated.Non-Pecuniary Damages...

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23 Jul Ackley v. Audette

             Late in the evening on June 8, 2010, the defendant, Marc Audette, after finishing work, drove to a Subway restaurant located in a shopping plaza in Coquitlam, B.C. to buy a sandwich. As he got out of his car and walked towards the entrance to the restaurant, he was accosted by the plaintiff, Joel Ackley, who was hanging around outside with some friends....

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