30 Nov Haughian v. Jiwa
At issue is who bears responsibility for this motor vehicle accident. The defendant seeks a summary determination of liability and dismissal of the plaintiffs claim....
28 Nov Ng v. Schell
Introduction[1] This is an application brought by the defendants Douglas Schell and Credit Canada VW Inc. for a declaration that a settlement agreement between the plaintiff and the defendants is valid and enforceable, and that the personal injury proceeding, accordingly, be stayed.Defendants position...
18 Nov Kardum v. Asadi-Moghadam
Joseph Kardum was injured in car accidents in June 2007 and October 2009 (the accidents). Liability for both accidents is admitted by the defendants and this trial is concerned with the assessment of damages and apportionment between the defendants....
10 Nov Corfield v. Shaw
At the suggestion of her employer, Joy Corfield decided to leave work at the local laundromat and learn a trade. She took an introductory plumbing course at Malaspina College and started working at Baker Industries Ltd. (Baker Industries), a small family plumbing business. Initially, she worked as an unpaid job-shadow with a journeyman plumber, but was soon hired as an apprentice. Her employment at Baker Industries lasted for less than a year. She says that her supervisor, Phil Shaw, sexually assaulted her on a number of occasions in 2005 while they were working together (the Assaults). Shortly after revealing this to Ian Baker, the owner of Baker Industries and stepfather of Mr. Shaw, she quit and eventually commenced this action. She says that since the Assaults, she has suffered severe emotional distress....
07 Nov Rychter v. Isle of Mann Construction Ltd.
The defendant Isle of Mann Construction Ltd. (Isle of Mann) applies for summary dismissal of this action against it on the basis that by established law it owed no duty of care to the plaintiffs....
04 Nov Chandi v. Atwell
This is an assessment of the infant Plaintiffs costs in respect of a personal injury action that settled on April 20, 2010 for the sum of $900,000 plus taxable costs and disbursements in advance of the trial that was set for fifteen days commencing on May 31, 2010. The settlement was approved by Mr. Justice Leask on February 8, 2011....
04 Nov Saether v. Irvine
In the early morning hours of July 29, 2001, an altercation occurred in front of a home in Maple Ridge. The plaintiff, Steven Richard Saether, was very significantly injured in the event. By this action, he seeks to recover from the defendant Robert Scott Irvine, damages for those injuries and the consequences which have resulted....
03 Nov Kargbo v. Chand
This is the Courts decision with respect to costs in this matter....
02 Nov FitzGibbon v. Ma
THE COURT: This is an application by the law firm of Hammerberg Altman Beaton & Maglio LLP (the law firm) for the following orders:1. The court grant the law firm a charge against the settlement proceeds paid out to Mr. Piters in trust for Ms. FitzGibbon for fees, taxes and disbursements;2. Ms. FitzGibbon and Mr. Piters be held jointly and severally liable for the amount to be assessed; and3. The matter be remitted to the registrar for taxation, including a determination of interest and the amount of fees owing.Background...
02 Nov Galvon v. Hopkins
THE COURT: As a result of a motor vehicle accident on June 4, 2007, the plaintiff commenced this action claiming, amongst other things, that she had suffered injury to her head, neck, upper and lower back, and hip areas....