05 May Graham v. Wells

             Cathleen Graham was barely thirty years of age when, in the year 2003, she received approximately $4 million as a result of the loss of her entire family in deaths over the previous two years.  Her mother had died when a re-emerged cancer led to a cardiac arrest from which Ms. Graham was unable to save her with CPR.  A motor vehicle accident took Ms. Graham’s brother, her only sibling, eight weeks later.  Ms. Graham then lost her father, first to a severe depression, and then irrevocably when he hanged himself in the basement of the family home.  Ms. Graham found him hanging, cut him down, and administered CPR in an effort to bring him back to life, but it was too late.  It is no surprise that Ms. Graham had a complex and distinctive attitude towards the money that came to her with these terrible losses....

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04 May Miley v. Abulaban

             There were ten exhibits entered at the hearing as follows: Exhibit 1: A binder containing the appointment, the order after trial awarding the plaintiff $193,522.16, and a subsequent order ordering that the plaintiff is entitled to double costs on tariff items 34, 35 and 36, and also granting the plaintiff entitlement to certain other costs and disbursements. Three affidavits of plaintiff’s counsel, Joseph A. Zak, an affidavit of Lola Mondin, Mr. Zak’s legal assistant, attaching 98 exhibits proving most of the disbursements incurred by the plaintiff, two affidavits of Christine Watson, another legal assistant to plaintiff’s counsel, an affidavit of Victoria, MacIvor, another legal assistant employed by the plaintiff’s law firm, two letters dealing with one of the claims, an affidavit of Kim Dolson, the office accountant for the plaintiff’s law firm. Exhibit 2: The plaintiff’s list of documents, amended list of documents and second amended list of documents. Exhibit 3: The defendants’ list of documents. Exhibit 4: A binder containing two trial transcripts, copies of the plaintiff’s closing submissions and reply, and the reasons for judgment dealing with quantum, with admissibility of fresh evidence, with costs and directions and oral reasons for judgment dealing with removal from Rule 15-1 and adjournment. Exhibit 5: An affidavit of Christine Watson attaching exhibits and providing evidence with respect to the disbursements related to Dr. Kevin Wing,...

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01 May Gill v. Bhuller

             The defendants admit their liability to Ms. Ronnie Gill for her injuries from a motor vehicle accident on December 23, 2010.  The defendants’ vehicle struck the passenger's side of the vehicle Ms. Gill was driving.  After the accident, Ms. Gill carried on with her day, much as she would have without the accident.  She experienced her first symptoms on the following day.  These reasons are confined to assessing Ms. Gill's damages....

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30 Apr Blackman v. Dha

             The plaintiff, Lorianne Elizabeth Blackman, claims damages for injuries she sustained as a result of a motor vehicle accident on August 17, 2010. At the time of the accident, Ms. Blackman was stopped at a red light on 56th Avenue in Surrey, British Columbia, waiting to turn left at the intersection of 152nd Street, when her vehicle was struck from behind by the defendant, Ms. Inderjeet Dha. This proceeding was brought under Rule 15-1 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules, B.C. Reg. 168/2009....

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30 Apr Ducharme v. Bradler

            The plaintiff, Laura Ducharme, was involved in two motor vehicle accidents in Kelowna, British Columbia on January 2, 2010 and September 7, 2010. Liability has been admitted in both actions and, accordingly, the trial before me was to address the matter of damages....

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29 Apr Dholliwar v. Yu

             The plaintiff was involved in three motor vehicle accidents between June 2 and August 16, 2011. He has settled his claims arising from the first two accidents. The third accident is the subject of this action in which the plaintiff claims damages for personal injury, including past and future wage loss and loss of earning capacity and opportunity to earn income. The defendants apply for production of settlement documentation relating to the claims from the June and July 2011 accidents. The defendants requested these documents at the plaintiff’s examination for discovery. The plaintiff relies on the privilege attached to settlement documents. The defendants submit that privilege should be set aside to prevent double recovery by the plaintiff.BACKGROUND FACTS...

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27 Apr Cui v. Metcalfe

             THE COURT:  The plaintiff’s claims in this action arise from injuries she suffered in an August 15, 2011 motor vehicle accident for which the defendant has admitted liability....

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21 Apr Pitcher v. Brown

            THE COURT:  This is a decision on a voir dire regarding the admissibility of expert reports in the context of a motor vehicle collision injury claim. The reports are authored by a Dr. Bellis, an audiologist. I have already informed the parties of my conclusions as that was needed early on during the course of the trial to assist the parties in presentation of evidence and scheduling of witnesses. It was agreed, due to the pressures of time, that these reasons would be delivered at a time convenient during the course of the trial and this, as it appears, is that time....

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20 Apr Gupta v. Doe

             The plaintiff, Mrs. Gupta, claims damages arising from injuries suffered in three motor vehicle accidents. Liability has been admitted by all of the defendants in each of the three actions....

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