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The plaintiff was injured in Alberta in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on July 20, 2007. She was a passenger in a vehicle being operated by her husband, the defendant, Vahid Freidooni. She has brought this proceeding for damages, alleging that her husbands negligence was the cause of the collision giving rise to her injuries. I will sometimes refer to Mr. Freidooni as the defendant....
Dr. Stalnaker has a Ph.D. in theoretical and applied mechanics. Through much of his lengthy career, he has worked in the branch field of biomechanics. He also has practical experience in standards development for certification purposes although not specifically with regard to hockey helmet standards. Biomechanics involves the study of body kinematics ‑ the forces applied to biological tissue and the injuries that can result. The plaintiffs sought to qualify Dr. Stalnaker as an expert in biomechanics and the biomechanics of safety standards....
This is an action arising out of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on April 9, 2004 (the Accident)....
On June 4, 2004, 11 year old Gurdeep Singh Gill (Gurdeep) was grievously hurt when the all terrain vehicle he was then operating, of a type commonly described as a quad, struck or was struck by a car driven by the defendant, Lyle James Morin (Morin) on Harris Road in Abbotsford. The gravity of Gurdeeps injuries was such that he was flown from the accident scene by helicopter. He suffered numerous fractures, including a compound fracture of the femur and a skull fracture. The Statement of Claim alleges that he has been left with hearing loss, balance problems and cognitive deficits....
This was an application by the plaintiff to assess her party and party bill of costs presented following settlement of this action (the Sahib action) in which the plaintiff sued the defendant for injuries suffered by her in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on January 25, 2005....
The defendant, Johnscross Properties (B.C.) Ltd. (Johnscross or the defendant), has applied for judgment against the plaintiff pursuant to Rule 18A. Prior to hearing the application, counsel for the plaintiff advised that the action was to be dismissed by consent against the defendants, Jeff Queen, 611032 B.C. Ltd., Ploutos Enterprises Ltd., and John Doe doing business as Penticton Tile & Marble. A consent dismissal order is in circulation and will be entered in due course. The remaining defendants, James Palanio and 62-431 Realty Ltd., have not joined in this application....
The plaintiffs apply at a pre-trial conference to exclude the report of David L. Wood and the portions of the report of Jeya Padmanapan that deal with the statistical relationship between seatbelt use and injuries in motor vehicle accidents. The defendants oppose the applications. They submit that the applications should be deferred to trial and only determined after the witnesses have testified at trial on a voir dire. Alternatively, the defendants submit the reports are, in any event, admissible. The trial is scheduled to commence on April 19, 2010, for 60 days.BACKGROUND...
THE COURT: This is an application by the third party, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, to have the plaintiff, Wanda Lee Green, attend a medical examination with Dr. Piper, an orthopaedic surgeon, on April 19, 2010, at 2:45 p.m. at Dr. Piper's office at 102 - 65 Richmond Street, New Westminster, British Columbia. The third party also seeks an order that the third party pay the plaintiff's reasonable travel expenses to attend the examination with Dr. Piper, and indeed, as will be seen, agreements have been reached in relation to this aspect of the motion and other issues as well. The third party also asks for the costs of the application....
In this matter the parties have each filed a notice of motion seeking a determination by the court as to liability to pay costs on a settlement agreement entered into between them....
The plaintiff claims general damages, past loss of income, diminished earning capacity, cost of future care and special damages, as a result of a motor vehicle accident on February 4, 2007. Liability is admitted and special damages have been agreed to in the amount of $12,000.BACKGROUND...
The plaintiff, Hourash Falati, seeks damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on February 13, 2007. Liability is admitted. The most contentious issue in this claim is the extent of the plaintiffs alleged pre-trial and future losses of earnings and earning capacity. The plaintiffs position is that he lost or suffered diminished opportunities to earn income through various business ventures which he claims were delayed or frustrated by his injuries, including a new restaurant venture which he was about to get off the ground when the accident intervened.I. Background...
In this trial, the plaintiff claims damages for injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident on January 5, 2006 (the MVA). She was 39 years old at the time of the MVA. She is now 43 years old. She suffered injuries to her neck, right shoulder, and back. She claims that those injuries have not resolved and that they continue to cause her pain and to restrict her activities....