The plaintiff, Jacob Rothenbusch, claims damages for injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident (the accident) that occurred in Mission, B.C. on February 22, 2007. The defendant, Kevin Van Boeyen, contests both liability and the quantum of damages claimed....
This has been a short trial of a claim for damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained by the plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident which occurred on January 10, 2007, near Campbell River. Shortly before the trial, the defendant admitted that he alone was at fault for the accident. The only issue at the end of the trial was the amount of damages that should be awarded to the plaintiff for non-pecuniary loss....
Following a seven day trial the appellant, Simeon Denholme, was convicted of assault and unlawful confinement under sections 266 and 279 (2) of the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46....
On February 19, 2005, the plaintiff, Katrina Carr, sustained multiple soft-tissue injuries in a high impact motor vehicle collision. She was a passenger in a minivan which was struck from behind by a Chevrolet Cavalier driven by the defendant, Randy Simpson. The defendant believes he fell asleep at the wheel. His liability is admitted....
Gordon Bakken was injured in a car accident in August 1997. Shortly after the accident, he retained Edward Goddard as his solicitor to bring a personal injury action on his behalf. Mr. Bakken entered into a contingent fee contract (the Contract) with Mr. Goddard. The action was advanced to trial in October 1999 and was heard by Koenigsberg J. Following the trial, Koenigsberg J. awarded damages to Mr. Bakken in an amount slightly in excess of $300,000....
This ruling arises in the context of an extensive application for various forms of pre-trial evidence gathering and disclosure, most parts of which were ultimately spoken to by consent at a hearing on September 30, 2010. At that time I seized myself as the management judge. This development and the matters the parties spoke to are expected to be promptly embodied in an order that includes the disposition contained in these reasons....
This is a family law proceeding brought before July1, 2010. To be consistent with the Supreme Court Family Rules, these reasons will refer to the plaintiff as the claimant and the defendant as the respondent....
The plaintiff was awarded damages less than the defendant's offer to settle. Nonetheless, the plaintiff seeks costs because the defendant called an expert witness who had been branded as an advocate in prior cases, and whose conduct in this trial was deserving of rebuke....
In this personal injury action the 39 year old plaintiff claims damages for injuries the he says were sustained on June 22, 2006 when he was driving his employers 1988 Ford Pickup Truck which was loaded with two large tires weighing approximately 1,200 pounds each. He was in the process of delivering them to a destination while carrying out his business duties for his employer, Midway Tire Limited. ...
The parties to this divorce action were married in June, 1998, and separated in February, 2006. There is no dispute about the divorce and the requirements of the Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 3 (2nd Supp.) [Divorce Act] have been satisfied. The primary issues before me are division of family assets and spousal support....