01 Feb Simon (Guardian ad litem of) v. Portsmith

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             In the early morning hours of October 17, 2001, Carsten Simon was walking on the shoulder of the Trans Canada Highway #1, just to the east of Salmon Arm, British Columbia, when he was struck by a vehicle travelling eastbound. The vehicle did not stop at the scene and sped away. Several hours later, the car, a white Toyota Tercel, was found abandoned in Salmon Arm and keys to the car were found in the back seat. The car was identified as belonging to the defendant Beverly Bostock....

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29 Jan Gorse v. Straker

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             Generally at issue in a contested liability motor vehicle accident claim are cross-applications under R. 26(11) of the Rules of Court to compel non-parties to produce documents in their possession or control. Entitlement to an order is at issue in some cases but more particularly at issue is whether the various orders should be in “Halliday” or “Jones” format....

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25 Jan Forde v. Inland Health Authority

Posted at 00:00h in Medical Malpractice

             The Plaintiff, Leonora Forde, is a quadriparetic which means that she has partial paralysis in both of her arms and legs.  The degree of this paralysis is such that although she can stand with support and walk short distances with a walker, she is wheelchair dependent.  Furthermore, she suffers from frank incontinence – that is, she has lost control of her bladder function.  These injuries are permanent....

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21 Jan Narvaez v. Zhang

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, Glenda Narvaez is applying pursuant to Rule 57(33) of the Rules of Court for a review of the assessment of the bill of costs and disbursements, certified by Registrar Blok on July 15, 2009 with respect to the following disbursements:(a)      the reduction and disallowance of Dr. Cohen’s accounts by $130.00 and $1,890.00;(b)      the reduction of Dr. Doherty’s accounts by $17,757.01;(c)      the disallowance of Dr. Sass’s account of $2,500.00;(d)      the reduction of the MRI account by $2,313.57;(e)      the reduction of Columbia Speech and Language’s account, and Richard Green’s account, by $1,636.60;(f)       the reduction of Karen Aznavoorian’s accounts by USD $4,914.14; and(g)      the reduction of Dean Powers’ and Harbourview Rehabilitation’s account by $4,364.25....

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21 Jan Mavi v. Booth

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             THE COURT:    The plaintiff, Ravinder Mavi, seeks recovery of damages against the defendant, Jacob Stephen Booth, arising from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on June 26, 2006 in Langley, British Columbia. ...

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20 Jan Smaill v. Williams

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The present action arises out of two motor vehicle accidents.  The first accident occurred July 25, 2000, when the plaintiff was struck from behind as a pedestrian, while walking down the street near his home and the second accident occurred September 18, 2000, when the plaintiff was rear ended....

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20 Jan Poirier v. Aubrey

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff claims damages for negligence arising out of a motor vehicle collision which occurred on September 5, 2006 on Highway #1 near the 176 Street exit and approaching the Port Mann Bridge in the City of Surrey.  The plaintiff’s vehicle was struck from the rear.  The defendant admits liability....

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14 Jan Esau v. Myles

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, Brendan Esau, seeks damages for injuries sustained as a result of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on June 20, 2005 when the vehicle Mr. Esau was driving was struck from behind by the vehicle driven by the defendant, Dustin Myles....

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13 Jan Bathgate v. Korolek

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, Bonnie-Jean Bathgate, seeks damages from the defendant, Rodney Richard Korolek, arising from a motor vehicle accident that occurred near Williams Lake, BC on April 14, 2004....

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