01 Jun Dickenson v. Passero

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

            This is an assessment of damages for injuries sustained by Ms. Dickenson in a motor vehicle accident in Kamloops on May 27, 2010. She was stopped at an intersection, waiting to turn left from Columbia Street onto Second Avenue, when she saw the defendant's vehicle approaching quickly from behind. She braced herself with her arms against the steering wheel, and her legs against the floor and brake pedal. The defendant failed to stop her vehicle in time and the resulting collision caused approximately $10,000 damage to the plaintiff's Hyundai Tiburon, and caused soft tissue injuries to her neck, shoulders and back, and a mild psychological injury. Liability is admitted....

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01 Jun Provencher v. St. Pauls Hospital

Posted at 00:00h in Other

            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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01 Jun Monahan v. Yang

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

            THE COURT:  The defendants have brought this application to compel the plaintiff to attend a medical examination on June 9, 2015, at the offices of Dr. Fadi Tarazi in Burnaby, British Columbia.  The plaintiff is opposed to this application because the plaintiff has already attended a medical examination at the request of the defendants with a neurologist, Dr. Alexander Moll.  The plaintiff argues that Dr. Moll has already given an opinion on all of the plaintiff's injuries.BACKGROUND...

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29 May Zhang v. Ghebreanenya

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

            This claim arises out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on the morning of June 28, 2010.  The plaintiff, Mr. Zhang, was a rear seat passenger in a taxi that was taking him from the River Rock Casino in Richmond to his home on East 45th Avenue in Vancouver.  The defendant driver lost control of the taxi as it rounded a tight curve leading to the entrance to Highway 99 northbound towards the Oak Street bridge. ...

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15 May Diep v. Cunha

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This is a claim for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred September 12, 2010, in which the plaintiff, Ms. Hue Quynh Diep, was a pedestrian who was struck by the defendant’s vehicle....

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14 May Khoury v. Vancouver (City)

Posted at 00:00h in Uncategorised

            The plaintiff, Mr. Khoury, slipped and fell while visiting VanDusen Botanical Garden (the “Garden”) on November 19, 2011. He hurt his shoulder, which he says has interfered with his ability to earn income from his occupation, long haul trucking. He sues the owners and operators of the Garden, the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation and the City of Vancouver (collectively, the defendants) in negligence and under the Occupiers Liability Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 337 [OLA]. He says they did not do enough to protect patrons of the Garden from snow and ice hazards....

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13 May Wright v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada

Posted at 00:00h in Other

             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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