23 Oct Elworthy v. Tillit

             This action is one of two personal injury claims brought by the plaintiff. In this proceeding, the plaintiff is alleged to have been injured in a motor vehicle accident on July 5, 2013. The other proceeding, Elworthy v.Stewart, Victoria Registry no. 15‑2263, concerns injuries suffered by the plaintiff on March 13, 2015, while operating a bicycle. Liability, causation and the quantum of damages are contentious issues in both proceedings....

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22 Oct McLellan v. Shirley

             The plaintiff sought damages for bodily injury she sustained on January 5, 2010 during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed at the Langley Memorial Hospital by one of the defendants, Dr. Donald Audley Shirley (“Dr. Shirley”), a general surgeon. For the following reasons, the defendant physician, Dr. Barbara Lynn Taneda (“Dr. Taneda”), successfully applied in this summary trial to dismiss the action brought against her by the plaintiff, Amanda McLellan....

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21 Oct Litt v. Hassan

             The plaintiff, a taxi driver, claims damages for injuries he suffered in two separate motor vehicle collisions involving his taxi vehicle (“Taxi”)....

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19 Oct Ram v. Chhina

             THE COURT:  This is an application for the plaintiff to attend an independent medical examination with Dr. Medvedev, who is a neurologist, on October 22, 2015 at 9:00 a.m....

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19 Oct Graydon v. Neal

             THE COURT:  This is an application by the plaintiff to add Rodolfo Spatzner as a defendant in this action, and for costs which the plaintiff claims at Scale C, and of course, leave to amend the notice of civil claim in the form which is attached to the notice of application.introduction...

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19 Oct Picco v. British Columbia (Attorney General)

             The plaintiff, Thomas Lane Picco, claims damages for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident (the “Accident”) that occurred on July 1, 2009. The plaintiff’s vehicle, a GMC Yukon, was struck by a police car which propelled the plaintiff’s vehicle into the path of an oncoming car that struck his truck head on....

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19 Oct Zaluski v. Verth

             The plaintiff seeks damages for injuries that she received in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on January 2, 2011 ("MVA"). The plaintiff seeks compensation for non-pecuniary damages, past wage loss, loss of future earning capacity, special damages and cost of future care....

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15 Oct Jones v. Arjun

             In my Reasons for Judgment, indexed at 2013 BCSC 1313, I awarded the plaintiff, Thomas Jones, damages totalling $268,420.20 in respect of injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on August 9, 2008 (the “First Accident”). ...

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15 Oct Whippy v. Akerley

             THE COURT:  These reasons for judgment are subject to editorial revisions before their reproduction in final form. Those revisions may include the insertion of additional references to the evidence, authorities, or submissions. In no manner will the results of my decision be changed....

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