10 Jul Bruno v. Diamzon

             This is a claim for damages for personal injuries arising from a motor vehicle accident that occurred in September 2006 in Vancouver, when the vehicle driven by the plaintiff Richard Bruno was rear ended by the vehicle driven by the defendant James Diamzon. Liability is admitted....

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08 Jul Javier v. Hooper

             The plaintiff, Rosalynd Javier, claims damages for personal injuries arising from motor vehicle accidents which occurred April 18, 2009, March 1, 2011 and August 20, 2012. I will refer to these as the “First Accident”, “Second Accident” and “Third Accident”....

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18 Jun Staaf v. Insurance Company of British Columbia

             On September 24, 2007 Ms. Staaf was driving a motor vehicle in an easterly direction on the Georgia Viaduct in Vancouver when she says the vehicle she was driving was hit by a motor vehicle negligently driven by a person unknown to her.  As a result of being hit and as a result of taking evasive action, the vehicle driven by Ms. Staaf went out of control, resulting in a collision between the vehicle and the barriers on either side of the Georgia Viaduct....

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18 Jun Dunne v. Sharma

             The plaintiff, Tara Dunne brings these actions to recover damages she says result from the negligence of the respective defendants in two separate motor-vehicle accidents....

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10 Jun Best v. Thomas

             On September 13, 2008, in Port Alberni, B.C. the plaintiff, Shawn Best, was rear-ended by a van while he was stopped on his motorcycle, waiting for the vehicle ahead of him to turn left. April Thomas was the driver of the van. She did not have a valid driver’s licence. Joan Thomas, April Thomas’s grandmother, owned the van. The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (“ICBC”) is named as a third party....

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05 Jun Brunelle v. Yoshida

             On May 13, 2008, a low impact collision occurred on Highway 99 at the entrance to the Massey Tunnel in Richmond, when a 1996 Toyota Corolla owned and operated by the defendant, Ms. Yoshida, struck the rear end of a 2005 Toyota Echo sedan driven by the plaintiff, Ms. Brunelle. ...

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04 Jun Beggs v. Stone

             The plaintiff, Sharon Beggs, was injured in a motor vehicle accident on July 18, 2009. She suffered significant soft tissue and psychological injuries. Liability for the accident has been admitted. The major issue in the assessment of damages is whether the plaintiff would have become disabled in any event due to a variety of pre-existing conditions....

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29 May MacAulay v. Field

             On February 16, 2010, the plaintiff Karen MacAulay sustained soft-tissue injuries to her neck and back in a motor vehicle collision with a pick-up truck driven by the defendant Arthur Field. Ms. MacAulay was the driver and sole occupant of a Mazda Miata, which was side-swiped on the driver’s side by the fish-tailing pick-up truck. The repair cost for the Miata was $4,647....

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21 May Saopaseuth v. Phavongkham

             On January 15, 2011, Soukphavong Saopaseuth was injured in a motor vehicle accident (the “MVA”). Mr. Saopaseuth was the front seat passenger in the defendant’s Nissan Sentra sedan when it rear-ended another vehicle. Upon impact, Mr. Saopaseuth was thrust forward and then backward while secured by his seatbelt. He sustained soft-tissue injuries. The impact caused only the driver’s airbag to deploy....

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