The plaintiff, Mr. McCullum, was injured in two separate motor vehicle accidents that occurred on September 30, 2008 (the First Accident), and on March 20, 2011 (the Second Accident) respectively, (collectively the Accidents). Liability for the Accidents has been admitted. The central issues that are raised pertain to:a) the extent of Mr. McCullums injuries; andb) whether Mr. McCullum has properly mitigated his losses....
Mr. Harry Sangra, an 85 year old plaintiff (born on November 3, 1930), was the unfortunate victim of a hit and run collision caused solely by the fault of the defendant, Scott Lima. The collision took place on February 23, 2014, while Mr. Sangra was standing at a bus shelter near the intersection of 75A Avenue and 120th Street (also known as Scott Road) in Surrey, British Columbia. Mr. Sangra had been visiting his younger brother in Surrey and was waiting for a bus to return to his home in Vancouver. Mr. Sangra was an exceptionally healthy and active 83 year old married man when Mr. Lima struck him. He suffered devastating injuries, including a brain injury, which nearly cost him his life....
On October 31, 2008 Stirling Grassick was 16 years old. He and a friend were walking along KLO Road in Kelowna, when they were struck from the rear by a vehicle driven by the defendant Ann Swansburg. Stirling suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) described as moderate at best, and on the borderline of moderate/severe at worst. He has difficulties with memory, processing speed, focus, cognitive inefficiency, fatigue, anxiety, and depression....
This is an application for an order that this action (the first action) and the Vancouver Registry Action S116773, Carson v. City of Vancouver, Constable Marynick, Constable Stewart and John Doe #3 (the second action) be tried at the same time and before the same trial judge....
This matter comes before the court on a trial of liability alone, damages having been severed September 22, 2015 by Master Scarth....
THE COURT: This is an application by the defendants for orders that the plaintiff attend an independent medical examination by Dr. Eytan David, an otolaryngologist, or ear, nose, and throat specialist (ENT), and a functional capacity evaluation by Shawna Bonsen, an occupational therapist and certified functional capacity evaluator....
Steven Williams claims damages for personal injuries he suffered in a car accident on April 4, 2010. He was in the back seat of a motor vehicle being driven by his mother when they were rear ended by a motor vehicle driven by the defendant, Michael Gallagher. Mr. Williams initially named both his mother and Mr. Gallagher as defendants, but liability has been admitted by Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Williams has discontinued the action against his mother....
This is a summary trial application brought pursuant to Rule 9-7 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules, BC Reg, 168/2009 (the Rules) on behalf of certain defendants in this action who seek the dismissal of the plaintiffs claims against them. Brenlee Kemp (the Plaintiff) is suing the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority Ltd. (VCHA) and various medical doctors in relation to her mother, Shannon Kemps care and death in the Emergency Department of the Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) on June 28, 2007. Shannon Kemp was 88 years old and had been directed to go to the Emergency Department by an internal medicine specialist to whom she had been referred by her family doctor due to a decline in her health. There, Shannon Kemps condition deteriorated further until she died after efforts to resuscitate her failed....
The plaintiff seeks damages as a result of injuries that he sustained in two motor vehicle accidents, which occurred on December 25, 2009 and October 3, 2012. Specifically, the plaintiff is seeking damages for injuries to his right hand, neck, back, and his knees....
The plaintiff Daren Hancott seeks damages for injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident. The accident occurred on July 27, 2010 in Burnaby, BC while the plaintiff was on his way to work. His wife was driving him to a sky train station. They were stopped at a light when struck from behind by the defendant who admits liability....