15 Nov Cikojevic v. Timm

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             I awarded the plaintiff these damages for personal injuries she suffered in a motor vehicle accident; Cikojevik v. Timm, 2010 BCSC 800:§  Non pecuniary damages, net of mitigation     $152,000.00§  Past loss of income                                         $2,000.00§  Delayed entry into work force                         $55,000.00§  Loss of work capacity                               $1,000,000.00§  Special damages                                           $20,726.16§  Special damages in trust                                 $5,000.00§  Cost of future care                                      $251,525.00§  Total                                                        $1,486,287.16§  Plus court order interest by consent                 $1,828.69§  Total                                                       $1,488,115.85...

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15 Nov R. v. Fogt

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             A Judicial Justice of the Peace found Mr. Fogt guilty as operator of a vehicle of violating s. 68(3) of the Motor Vehicle Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 318 (“MVA”) for having failed to take steps to locate and notify in writing the owner or person in charge of property whose property he had damaged while operating it. Section 68(3) provides:(3)        The driver or operator or any other person in charge of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in damage to property on or adjacent to a highway, other than a vehicle under subsection (2), must take reasonable steps to locate and notify in writing the owner or person in charge of the property of the fact of the accident and of the following:(a)        the name and address of the driver, operator or other person in charge of the vehicle;(b)        the name and address of the registered owner;(c)        the licence number of the vehicle....

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13 Nov Moll v. Parmar

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The defendant has brought an application pursuant to Rule 12-6(5)(a) to have the jury notice in this personal injury action struck and to have the matter proceed to trial without a jury. The jury notice was filed on July 14, 2012....

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09 Nov Parent v. Lohia

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             These are assessments of two bills of costs presented by the plaintiff following settlement of two motor vehicle accidents in which the plaintiff was injured....

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09 Nov Sam v. Corona

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This personal injury trial dealt with the consequences of a collision between vehicles driven by the plaintiff Leslie Sam and the defendant Franco Corona at an intersection in Maple Ridge on July 26, 2009....

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06 Nov Spiering v. Trevor

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiffs, Michael Spiering and Mechthild Maria Spiering (collectively, “the Spierings”), who are husband and wife, each commenced an action seeking damages for injuries that they suffered when they were injured in a motor vehicle accident. The accident occurred at about noon on September 17, 2008, on Highway 19 near the Zeballos junction turn off, near the Town of Port McNeill, British Columbia....

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02 Nov Perrin v. Lefebvre

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             Each party has sued the other alleging that the other caused the collision between their vehicles. They have agreed that the issue of liability in both actions be tried first and at the same time. The central question is whether one or both parties were negligent when one made a highway u-turn in front of the other. The credibility and reliability of the parties is very much in issue.The Facts...

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