The 39-year-old plaintiff, Amal Aminmohamed Dhanji, claims against the defendant John Holland for damages for personal injuries. On November 22, 2011, the plaintiff was struck by the defendants vehicle while she was walking in a marked crosswalk at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Crowe Street in Vancouver, British Columbia....
This application deals with costs arising from the outcome of a personal injury trial. The issues that need to be resolved are (1) whether the plaintiff is entitled to double costs as a result of her formal offers to settle and (2) the extent to which costs should reflect proceedings that exceeded the original time estimate for trial....
On June 24, 2012, Betty Wong was driving through the Stanley Park causeway into Vancouver, having just crossed the Lions Gate Bridge, when she was rear ended by Jada Towns. Mrs. Wong was born on September 26, 1931; she was 80 years old at the time of the collision. Liability for this accident is admitted but the parties dispute the nature of the injuries suffered by Mrs. Wong due to the accident. While Ms. Towns does not dispute that Mrs. Wong now suffers from a physically and mentally disabling condition, she argues that the accident did not cause these injuries. Ms. Towns also disputes the quantum of damages claimed by Mrs. Wong for pain and suffering and the cost of future care....
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 is the separated wife of Mr. Dayton, who died intestate in a motor vehicle accident on April 20, 2007....
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....
The plaintiff is a 44-year-old journeyman sheet-metal worker. At the time of the November 10, 2008 accident that occasioned the plaintiffs claim for injuries, he lived in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. He now lives in Kamloops. He is married, and has two teenaged children from a former marriage. 1 The Accident...
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....
This action arises from a car accident that occurred at approximately noon on August 15, 2011, at the intersection of Pitt River Road and Mary Hill Road, in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. Both liability and damages are in issue but, on the second day of trial, I ordered that liability be tried and determined first. This judgment relates to liability only....
This claim for damages arises out of two motor vehicle accidents. The first occurred on October 11, 2010, while the second happened on May 28, 2013. In both of these accidents, the plaintiff was a driver whose vehicle was struck from behind: the first time with light to moderate force; the second time with very little force....