The plaintiffs allege that a child suffered birth defects as a result of her mothers use of the antidepressant Paxil during her pregnancy. They have applied to certify this action as a class proceeding. The present issue is whether the defendants, who manufactured and marketed the drug, should have access to the plaintiffs medical records before they respond to the certification application....
The plaintiff Mr. Singh claims damages arising from injuries he received in four motor vehicle accidents. The dates of the accidents are October 18, 2004, September 12, 2005, September 18, 2007 and November 1, 2008....
This is an application pursuant to Rule 9-7 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules that the action commenced by the plaintiff be dismissed on the basis that the limitation period had expired by the time the action was commenced on October 5, 2009. The Action is set for Trial on October 31, 2011.BACKGROUND...
Ms. Glaholt lost most of the vision in her right eye in the period after April 6, 2009. Because she had previously lost most of the vision in her left eye, the vision loss has been particularly devastating....
On January 22, 2003, a vehicle operated by the defendant, Jamin Lee, struck the plaintiff, Selina Meghji, while she was walking across the intersection of Blanshard Street and Cloverdale Avenue in Victoria, B.C....
The defendants bring this Rule 9-7 summary trial for an order dismissing the plaintiffs claim for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on July 29, 2006. The plaintiff brought an action and obtained a judgment in the Provincial Court of British Columbia (Small Claims Division) relating to the same accident and the defendants contend the plaintiff is therefore precluded from claiming again in relation to the same accident on the basis of res judicata.THE LAW...
This action arose in relation to a motor vehicle collision in which the plaintiff sustained injuries. The collision occurred on August 29, 2003 on the Interstate-5 in Washington State. At the time of the collision, the defendant Miranda Lee, who is the plaintiffs wife, was operating the vehicle in which the plaintiff was a passenger. The defendant Stephen Louie, was one of the lessors of the vehicle. The vehicle was owned by the defendant, MKA Leasing Ltd. Both liability and the extent and consequences of the plaintiffs injuries were issues in the action....
This was a trial to determine liability for damages resulting from a motor vehicle accident. The essential question is: who reacted to whom in commencing the chain of events that led to the impact?I. Background...
On April 18, 2007, Mr. Quartey-Harrison was driving his vehicle southbound on 200th Street in Langley. He had entered the intersection at 200th Street and 92nd Avenue on a green light and was proceeding through the intersection when his vehicle was struck on the right passenger side by a vehicle driven by the defendant Darren Klusiewich. ...
The plaintiff in this personal injury action represented himself at trial, and reasons were given on September 16, 2010. No order has yet been entered, in part because of my invitation to the plaintiff and counsel for the defendants to address the issue of costs of future medication. No present-value calculation had been tendered by the plaintiff (who, of course, has the burden of proof)....