27 Jan Abdalle v. British Columbia (Public Safety and Solicitor General)

             This action is for damages for injuries the plaintiff Ismail Abdalle received in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on May 8, 2007. His vehicle was struck while proceeding through the intersection of Westminster Highway and Garden City Road in Richmond by the vehicle driven by Constable Claudio Maurizio, a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Constable Maurizio was on duty at the time of the collision....

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18 Jan Jarmson v. Jacobsen

             At approximately 5 p.m. on July 27, 2008, Mr. Jarmson’s motorcycle collided with the defendant’s car on Highway 6 near Edgewood, B.C., seriously injuring Mr. Jarmson and his passenger, his 15 year old daughter, Lindsay. This action concerns only Mr. Jarmson’s claims....

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08 Dec Anderson v. Kozniuk

             Mr. Anderson’s claim arises out of a pedestrian-motor vehicle accident which occurred on January 9, 2008. The trial before me dealt with a determination of liability only. If necessary, the damages phase will continue in February....

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06 Dec Smith v. Williams

             THE COURT: The plaintiff, Trinity Rae Smith, advances a claim for damages arising out of a motor vehicle collision that occurred on July 9, 2009. Liability for the collision is admitted by the defendant....

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30 Nov Ng v. Sarkaria

             Shao Ng was driving home in the early morning of July 22, 2007 when his Dodge Durango was struck by a car driven by the defendant, Mandeep Sarkaria.  At the time of the collision Mr. Ng was driving north on Granville Street.  The defendants’ vehicle unexpectedly turned left into the path of the Durango.  The force of the impact was significant.  The airbags in Mr. Ng’s vehicle were deployed as a result of the collision.  The vehicle ended up on the sidewalk on the east side of Granville Street.  The defendants have admitted liability for the accident....

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21 Oct Hsu v. Williams

             This action arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on March 16, 2007, near the intersection of Granville Street and 41st Avenue, in Vancouver, B.C. (the “Accident”). ...

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29 Jun Rintoul v. Gabriele

             The plaintiff, Michelle Rintoul, 27 years of age at the time of trial, was walking across Richards Street at the intersection with Dunsmuir Street in downtown Vancouver, late in the afternoon of November 3, 2006, when she was struck by a vehicle being driven by the defendant. She was knocked to the ground and suffered injuries, including a head injury....

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28 Jun Racy v. Leask

             This motor vehicle action arises from an accident that occurred sometime after 7:00 p.m. on or about October 18, 2006, on the Yellowhead Highway #16 (“Hwy. #16”) between Prince Rupert and Terrace, B.C., in the vicinity of the entrance to the Kasiks Wilderness Resort and Lodge (the “Kasiks Resort”). The distance between Prince Rupert and Terrace is approximately 150 kilometres. In the area where the accident occurred, Hwy. #16 is a two-lane paved highway with no barrier or median at the centre line. The highway travels through a largely forested and mountainous wilderness area that includes the Skeena River Valley and the Kitimat and Coastal Mountain ranges....

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22 Jun Iwanik v. Hayes

           Ms. Iwanik was injured in a motor vehicle accident in Nelson, B.C. on June 20, 2008. She was driving a 2001 Pontiac Sunfire car when it was struck by a 1997 Chevrolet Blazer owned by the defendant Mr. Campbell and driven by the defendant Ms. Hayes. Ms. Hayes admits that she caused the accident. The assessment of Ms. Iwanik’s damages proceeded to a six day trial....

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