01 Mar MacIntyre v. Pitt Meadows Secondary School

             Evan MacIntyre is presently 22 years old.  He is the plaintiff in these three actions which were heard at the same time.  Due to the fact that most of the events relevant to the actions occurred while the plaintiff was a minor, I will refer to him by his first name in these reasons.  In doing so, I intend the plaintiff no disrespect....

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26 Feb Berry v. LaBelle

             On March 7, 2006, a vehicle driven by the defendant Stephanie Labelle collided with a vehicle driven by the plaintiff Paul Berry.  Ms. Labelle admits that the accident was caused by her negligence.   The parties disagree about the nature, severity and duration of injuries suffered by Mr. Berry as a result of the collision and the heads and quantum of damages that should be awarded.FACTS...

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26 Feb Mund v. Sovio

             The defendant, Dr. Olli Matti Sovio, seeks to strike the plaintiff’s, Jaswant Singh Mund’s, amended statement of claim (“ASC”) for failure to disclose a reasonable cause of action pursuant to Rule 19(24)(a) of the Rules of Court (the “Rules”) .BACKGROUND...

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26 Feb Demarzo v. Michaud

             On March 19, 2005, the defendant drove his Pontiac Sunbird into the back of a Jeep Cherokee driven by the plaintiff Deidra Demarzo, who had stopped for a red light at a Vancouver Island Highway intersection. The plaintiff had turned to her right to say something to her passenger, Daniel Saliken. The light turned from red to green just before impact, the force of which propelled the Jeep about a car’s length into the intersection....

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24 Feb Stead v. Brown

             THE COURT:  These proceedings arose as a result of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on May 3, 2007. The plaintiff has alleged a wide variety of injuries as a result of the accident....

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18 Feb Sylte v. Rodriguez

             The plaintiff Kristine Sylte sues for damages which she suffered as a result of a motor vehicle accident.  The defendants have admitted that their negligence was the sole cause of the accident....

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18 Feb Peters v. Paterson

             This action arises out of a serious accident which occurred on Harrison Lake on or about August 16, 2005 between a motorboat and a wind surfer.  The plaintiff was aboard his windsurfer.  The defendants, Kamalpreet Gill, Arvinder Kaler, Parmjit Dhillon and Sukhbir Brar were the occupants of a motor boat (the “motorboat defendants”) which was involved in a collision with the windsurfer operated by the plaintiff....

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17 Feb Hamo v. Khan

             In this personal injury action a medical expert charged a total of $69,543.75 for two reports.  At issue on this costs assessment is the reasonableness of those charges, as well as some additional charges for a trial preparation meeting.B.       Facts...

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17 Feb Coates v. Triance

             THE COURT:  This is an application by a plaintiff for an order allowing a Rule 28 examination of a witness, Ms.Kim Lo.  The application arises in the context of a claim for damages for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident, which occurred on October 29, 1999.  The proposed witness is an insurance adjuster for ICBC, the automobile insurer of the defendants....

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