On March 1, 2016, on the defendants application, I granted a temporary stay of my order of November 26, 2015 [2015 BCSC 2180] pending a decision from the Court of Appeal on the defendants appeal (CA 43352). These are the reasons I said I would deliver subsequently....
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....
The defendant is defending a claim arising out of a motor vehicle accident. He seeks liberty to add two individuals as third parties to the proceeding....
This is an application by the defendants, Donald Michael Wood, TD Auto Finance Services Inc./Services De Financement Auto TD Inc., formerly known as Daimler Chrysler Truck Div. of Daimler Chrysler Financial Services Canada Inc./Services Financiers Daimler Chrysler Canada Inc., and Key West Express Ltd., (collectively the Wood Defendants) for an order that the third party, Emil Anderson Maintenance Co. Ltd. (Emil Anderson) provide copies of documents 4.1 to 4.10 on its first amended list of documents....
This is a claim for damages for personal injuries that the plaintiff suffered in a "T-bone" motor vehicle accident that occurred at around 7:00 p.m. on October 29, 2011 (the "Accident")....
THE COURT: This is an application by the defendants for an order that the plaintiff attend a defence medical examination by a Dr. Waseem, a physiatrist, on March 21, 2016, and for costs....
THE COURT: This application before me is a particularly difficult one because of the potential consequences and the conflict between the authorities that continue to reflect the general view that severance is a very unusual relief granted in if not exceptional circumstances, then circumstances which go a long way towards being exceptional. It is a battle with efficiency and allowing people access to the courts and as Rule 1 says a just and speedy, we can eliminate that in this particular case, but determination of the matter on its merits, a phrase that is often left off many of these considerations. But enough about the preliminary comments. ...
This case concerns the plaintiff Carmen Lacayos 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....
The plaintiff, Kimberly Williamson, was injured in a motor vehicle accident on April 14, 2014. Liability is admitted and the only issue is damages....
The plaintiff seeks damages in respect of injuries he sustained when he was struck by a vehicle while walking in a crosswalk....