18 Apr Cyr v. Kopp

             On November 18, 2011, the plaintiff was involved in a motor vehicle accident (the “MVA”).  He was the driver of a vehicle that was stopped at a red light when it was struck from behind by a 10 ton flat-bed truck (“Truck”) driven by the defendant, Rod Kopp and owned by the defendant PNL Logistics Ltd. (collectively the “defendants”).  The plaintiff claims damages for the injuries he sustained in the accident....

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13 Apr Uppal v. Judge

             The plaintiff, Bhupinder Singh Uppal, claims damages arising out of four motor vehicle accidents that occurred on July 20, 2009, May 13, 2010, June 10, 2012, and December 21, 2014. Mr. Uppal commenced four separate proceedings that were heard together. Liability has been admitted, except for the accident of May 13, 2010. For the reasons which follow, I find the defendant Karnail Singh Bassi liable for the accident of May 13, 2010. Damages are therefore the only issue....

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08 Apr Dabu v. Schwab

             The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident on September 23, 2011. She now suffers from neck, back and shoulder pain. Liability is admitted....

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06 Apr Leach v. Jesson

             This is an appeal from the dismissal by a master of the plaintiff’s application for an order for production of redacted copies of the defendant’s hospital and ambulance records for 20 November 2012, the date of the rear-end motor vehicle accident that gave rise to this action. The master’s oral reasons for judgment are indexed at Leach v. Jesson, 2016 BCSC 434. Liability for the collision has been admitted by the defendants. The trial of this damages assessment is scheduled for the 18 April 2016 assize....

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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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31 Mar Maldonado v. Mooney

             The plaintiff Mr. Maldonado – being of Hispanic extraction, he follows the convention of his maternal surname being placed last – sustained a significant back injury in a rear-end collision on August 26, 2009. Liability is admitted. In issue at trial are pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages including loss of earning capacity and cost of future care.EvidenceBackground...

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22 Mar Dorsey v. Bhindi

             The plaintiff, Tammy Dorsey, seeks damages arising from a four-vehicle car accident on April 3, 2013.  She was driving her Geo Tracker and was stopped at a red light behind other stationary vehicles.  A Mercedes-Benz rear-ended the vehicle behind her, which hit the rear end of her vehicle pushing it into the vehicle in front of her.  Liability is not in issue....

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10 Mar Haynes v. Haynes

             On September 21, 2012, the plaintiff, Buddy Haynes, was riding as a passenger in a 1994 Chevrolet half-ton four-wheel drive pickup truck. It was owned and driven by his father, the defendant, Arthur Brian Haynes....

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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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