16 Apr Gleason v. Yoon

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, who will turn age 50 in April of this year, was involved in a motor vehicle accident on June 26, 2010. She was riding as a passenger in a Chevrolet Equinox sports utility vehicle driven by her then husband Jim Gleason. As the plaintiff’s vehicle was stopped on the Dewdney Trunk Road waiting to make a left hand turn at the intersection of 217th Street in Maple Ridge, a vehicle driven by the defendant struck the rear of the plaintiff’s vehicle. Liability is not in issue....

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15 Apr Curtis v. Farlinger

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             On a sunny summer afternoon in 2001, 9-year-old Katy Curtis was cycling north on Fulford‑Ganges Road on Salt Spring Island. As she approached Horel Road, Ms. Curtis decided to cross to the other side of Fulford-Ganges Road. Sadly for all concerned, Ms. Curtis was not able to cross the road before a vehicle being driven by the defendant, Joan Farlinger, appeared from the south and collided with her....

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14 Apr Tisalona v. Easton

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This action arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on January 21, 2008 (the “January 2008 accident”), in which Liza Tisalona suffered soft tissue injuries. It was joined for purposes of trial with another action relating to a motor vehicle accident of November 3, 2011 (the “November 2011 accident”), involving Ms. Tisalona (Tisalona v. Grewal, New Westminster Registry No. 156143). In both accidents, the car Ms. Tisalona was driving was struck from the rear by another vehicle....

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10 Apr Matias v. Lou

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, Jasmin Matias, seeks damages for a motor vehicle accident that occurred on February 23, 2011. She and her husband, the plaintiff Roberto Matias, were in the front seats of their vehicle when they were rear-ended by another vehicle driven by the defendant. Liability is admitted....

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02 Apr Brown v. Dhariwal

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff was injured on December 11, 2008 when the vehicle she was driving was struck by a vehicle owned by the defendant Daljit S. Dhariwal and driven by the defendant Surinder Kaur Dhariwal.  The defendants admit that Daljit Dhariwal’s negligence caused the accident.  Ms. Brown is seeking damages for her injuries.  The defendants dispute the nature, duration and severity of the injuries alleged by the plaintiff.CREDIBILITY...

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31 Mar Liu v. Bains

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

            Ms. Liu was involved in three car accidents. The “First Accident” was on November 6, 2009, about five years before the start of the trial. The “Second Accident” was about four months later, on March 10, 2010. The “Third Accident” was about two and a half years later, on October 5, 2012....

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13 Mar Mittenen v. Dudley

Posted at 00:00h in Other

             The plaintiff claims damages for personal injuries suffered in an assault and battery that occurred December 24, 2012.  On that occasion the plaintiff, Mr. Brian Mittenen, was punched several times about the face and head by the defendant, Mr. Jake Dudley....

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