31 May Jones v. Ma

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             THE COURT:  In this personal injury trial, the plaintiff seeks to introduce into evidence a conversation she had with the defendant, Chun Wah Ma, at the scene of the motor vehicle accident. Immediately after the accident occurred, the plaintiff got out of her vehicle, approached the defendant driver of the other vehicle, and asked her if she was okay. She nodded yes. The defendant Ma said she was sorry, that she was lost, that she had wanted to make a U-turn, that she had caused the accident, and that it was her fault....

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31 May Haley v. Gust

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, Justine Haley, was injured in a motorcycle collision on March 4, 2007. The defendants admitted liability. The assessment of Ms. Haley’s damages proceeded to trial under Rule 66....

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28 May Sauv v. ICBC

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

           The plaintiff was injured when the car she was driving was involved in a collision with another vehicle that was being driven by the defendant Bowles. The plaintiff alleges that Bowles was negligent. She also alleges that the driver of another vehicle was also negligent and caused or contributed to the accident. The identity of that other driver is unknown and, as a consequence, the plaintiff has sued The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (“ICBC”) as nominal defendant, under the provisions of the Insurance (Vehicle) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 231....

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27 May Dial v. Grewal

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

           On October 3, 2006, the plaintiff, Narinder Kaur Dial, was injured in a motor vehicle accident in Surrey, British Columbia. The defendants admit liability....

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27 May Broman v. Machida Mack Shewchuk Meagher LLP

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

           On April 12, 2004, Mr. Broman suffered injuries in a motor vehicle accident that occurred in Calgary, Alberta.  Mr. Broman was and is a resident of British Columbia.  Mr. Broman hired the British Columbian lawyers Scarborough Herman Bluekens (“SHB”) to prosecute a claim on his behalf against Mr. Curr, the Albertan driver that struck him.  SHB advised Mr. Broman to commence an action in Alberta, and SHB retained Machida Mack Shewchuk Meagher LLP (“MM”), an Albertan law firm, to act as its agent in Alberta to file pleadings and assist SHB with carriage of the suit. ...

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26 May Mendoza-Flores v. Haigh

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

           The plaintiff, Karen Mendoza-Flores, was injured in two separate motor vehicle accidents, both of which occurred on Departure Bay Road in Nanaimo, British Columbia. The first accident, involving the first defendant, Patricia Haigh, occurred on September 24, 2007. The second accident, involving the second defendant, Timothy Harmeson, occurred on May 7, 2008....

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26 May Berry v. LaBelle

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

           Mr. Berry was injured in a motor vehicle accident caused by the negligence of the defendant, Ms. LaBelle.   Following a trial heard on May 12 to 15, 2009, I issued Reasons for Judgment on February 26, 2010.  I awarded the sum of $30,000 in damages to Mr. Berry.  In the final paragraph of the February 26, 2010 Reasons I indicated that if there were factors relevant to the issue of costs that had not been brought to my attention, counsel were at liberty to make submissions about costs.  I specified that submissions should be delivered on or before March 26, 2010....

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26 May Evans v. Metcalfe

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

           This application follows a trial on the assessment of damages suffered in a motor vehicle accident by the plaintiff, Tania Nicole Evans (Ms. Evans), due to the negligence of the defendant, Benjamin Eastwood Metcalfe (Mr. Metcalfe).  Liability was admitted by the defendant and the trial on the assessment of damages was heard by myself sitting with a jury....

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21 May Lee v. MacLean

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

           The plaintiff, Mr, Shun Lee, was involved in two motor vehicle accidents in 2003.  The first occurred on 14 August (“Accident #1”) and the second on 12 October (“Accident #2”).  I will refer to the two accidents combined as the “2003 Accidents”....

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20 May Insurance Corporation of British Columbia v. Husseinian

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             THE COURT:  This is an application by the plaintiff Insurance Corporation of British Columbia for the assessment of damages against Dawood Shahin Husseinian and Ahmad Ahmadi for insurance fraud.  The defendants have not appeared to the action and a default judgment has been registered against them.  As a result of the default judgment, the defendants are deemed to have admitted all of the allegations.  See Insurance Corporation of British Columbia v. Husseinian, 2008 BCSC 241....

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