12 Apr Margison v. British Columbia

             The plaintiff suffered serious injuries when he was assaulted by the third party, a fellow inmate at the North Fraser Pretrial Centre. He alleges the Province failed to take reasonable care to prevent the assault....

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01 Feb T.M. v. G.M.

             The infant plaintiff was sexually assaulted by the adult defendant while the plaintiff was in and near the residence of the defendant and his wife playing with his son. He pled guilty to criminal charges of sexual assault and was sentenced. The issue in these proceedings is the assessment of damages flowing from eight incidents of sexual assault....

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02 Oct Henry v. H.M.T.Q.

             In these proceedings the plaintiff, Mr. Henry seeks damages against the City of Vancouver (“the City”), William Harkema, Marilyn Sims and others (“the City defendants”), for his convictions in March of 1983 of 10 sexual offences involving eight different complainants, and his imprisonment thereafter. Mr. Henry alleges that the City is vicariously liable for the alleged negligence of Mr. Harkema and Ms. Sims and other members of the Vancouver City Police in their investigation and conduct in their investigation of a number of sexual assaults in the City....

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14 Sep British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association v. Zakharia

             The defendant, Mr. Zakharia, is a personal trainer. Using the internet, Mr. Zakharia, has malevolently attacked the plaintiffs, British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association (“BCRPA”) and Mrs. Strutt, defaming each of them by accusing them of extorting money from him, bullying him, and otherwise victimizing him. None of the attacks had a skerrick of truth....

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01 Jun Provencher v. St. Pauls Hospital

            The plaintiff, Dennis Provencher, seeks damages in relation to an incident that occurred in the early morning hours of March 17, 2006. The plaintiff alleges that he was assaulted by the defendant, Paul Eigeldinger, in the emergency room area at St. Paul’s Hospital (the “Incident”). Mr. Eigeldinger is employed as a security guard by Paladin Security Group Ltd. (“Paladin”)....

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13 May Wright v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada

             In this action, the plaintiff, Dr. Robert Wright, asserts he is entitled to income replacement benefits under a group policy of insurance (the “Policy”) between the defendant The Prudential Group Assurance Company of England (Canada) (“Prudential”) and the Canadian Dental Association.  Dr. Wright asserts that his entitlement to benefits arises as a result of injuries he suffered in an accident (the “Accident”) while he was skiing on December 18, 1993.  Dr. Wright says these injuries rendered him first, residually disabled, and then totally disabled from carrying on his occupation practising dentistry as a general practitioner.  The benefits to which Dr. Wright says he is entitled exceed $1.5 million.  He seeks judgment for what he claims are the unpaid benefits, as well as aggravated damages and other relief....

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28 Apr Beauchesne v. W.J. Stelmaschuk and Associates Ltd.

            THE COURT:  The defendant, Her Majesty The Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia, whom I will refer to in these reasons as HMTQ, applies for an order striking paragraph 21 of Part 1 and paragraph 2 of Part 3 of the notice of civil claim filed by the plaintiff in this matter as disclosing no reasonable claim under Rule 9‑5(1)(a) of the Supreme Court Civil Rules....

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13 Mar Mittenen v. Dudley

             The plaintiff claims damages for personal injuries suffered in an assault and battery that occurred December 24, 2012.  On that occasion the plaintiff, Mr. Brian Mittenen, was punched several times about the face and head by the defendant, Mr. Jake Dudley....

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