07 Jan Tataryn v. Browne

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             On November 17, 2006, at about 11:20 p.m., temporary farm workers were being transported in a pickup truck from a Knutsford farm to the New Life Mission (“NLM”) in downtown Kamloops. The pickup truck was driven the defendant, Adrianna Lee Browne (“Annie”), and owned by her mother, Mrs. Debra Lee Browne (“Mrs. Browne”). The truck and the workers did not reach Kamloops. Within a few minutes of the truck leaving the farm, the truck left Long Lake Road and tumbled down an embankment, rolling over several times and landing on its side (the “accident”)....

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06 Sep Scott v. Canada (Attorney General)

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             This action is about promises the Canadian Government made to men and women injured while in service to their country and whether it is obliged to fulfill those promises....

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22 Feb Aitken v. Bethell

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             There are two applications before the court. The first is an application by the defendants RCMP Constable Joe Furtmann, RCMP Constable Turner and Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General (“the applicants”). This application is brought pursuant to civil Rule 9-7, and was filed on January 31, 2012. The applicants seek the following orders:a)    An order dismissing the action as against the defendant Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General (“the Minister”), on the ground that the action is barred by s. 10 of the Workers Compensation Act; andb)    An order dismissing the action as against the defendants Constable Furtmann and Constable Turner, on the ground that the action against them personally is barred by s. 21 of the Police Act....

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21 Feb Bangle v. Lafreniere

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             In this case I am asked to resolve a number of disputes between parties who were for many years friends and business associates. Unfortunately in 2008 their association came to an acrimonious end. This litigation was commenced in 2009....

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29 Jul Powell Estate v. Workers Compensation Board

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             There are three applications to be decided: the first is the plaintiff’s application to add Edward Bates as a defendant and to amend the statement of claim to incorporate allegations against Mr. Bates. The second is the defendants’ summary trial application, heard pursuant to Rule 9-7, in which the defendants seeks a dismissal of portions of the plaintiff’s claims on the ground that they are barred by operation of the Limitation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 266. The third is the defendants’ application, pursuant to Rule 9-5(1)(a), to strike portions of the plaintiff’s statement of claim as disclosing no cause of action....

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