22 Nov Stapleton v. Charambidis
This is the assessment of the costs of the plaintiff in personal injury litigation.BACKGROUND...
19 Nov Lewis v. Lewis
THE COURT: This is an application by the defendants seeking an order that the plaintiff re-attend an examination for discovery for the purposes of questioning the plaintiff on issues of causation in respect of the plaintiffs injuries....
10 Nov Chamberlin v. Profeit
On March 14, 2005, the plaintiff, Kelsey Chamberlin was a front seat passenger in her fathers Honda Civic. They were proceeding north on Ospica Drive, in the City of Prince George, when their vehicle collided with a vehicle owned and operated by the defendant, Beverly Lois Profeit (the car accident). Liability of the defendant is admitted by her counsel....
10 Nov Jennings v. Doe
As previously order by Justice Schultes, this trial proceeded on the issue of liability only. On October 7, 2008, the plaintiff was injured when his Toyota pick-up truck left the travelled portion of the Trans-Canada Highway (the highway) and struck a hydro pole in the adjacent ditch. The plaintiff alleges that the accident was caused by the negligence of the unidentified driver of a tractor-trailer unit which crossed into his lane of travel, forcing his vehicle to leave the roadway....
08 Nov Milkovich v. Bucan
These reasons address the assessment of party/party costs following the claimants filing of a notice of discontinuance. The reasons may be read in conjunction with Milkovich v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2010 BCSC 1567, which concerns the assessment of costs in a related action.Background...
05 Nov Slaughter v. Sluys
In this personal injury case, the plaintiff applies for leave to have seven lay witnesses and four expert witnesses testify by videoconference. The defendant says that to have such a large portion of crucial evidence in this case heard by videoconference offends the principles of the new Rules and offends the principles of fundamental justice....
05 Nov Nonis v. Granata
The defendant seeks an order under Rule 9-7 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules that the plaintiff was negligent and solely liable for a motor vehicle accident that occurred on March 10, 2009, in Burnaby, B.C. The plaintiff agrees that the issue of liability should be determined by way of summary trial, but seeks an order that the defendant was solely liable for the accident.The evidence...
04 Nov Milkovich v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
This is an assessment of party/party costs in what is commonly known as a Part VII action....
04 Nov Schuk v. York Fire & Casualty Insurance Company
In December, 2005, Ms. Schuk was struck by a highway tractor trailer on Highway 16 near Valemont, B.C. The tractor trailer was licensed in Manitoba. Ms. Schuk was a pedestrian at the time. She had a B.C. drivers license....
29 Oct Hunter v. Yuan
The plaintiff, Melissa Hunter, is a 32 year old woman who was injured in a motor vehicle accident October 20, 2006 in North Vancouver, British Columbia....