07 Jun Eastman v. Eastman

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This matter relates to a motor vehicle accident which occurred on January 29, 2006.  The trial is scheduled to commence on September 9, 2013 for 15 days.  Accordingly, the 84-day deadline for delivery of expert reports is June 14, 2013.  This application was heard on May 8, 2013, after which I indicated to counsel that written submission on this point would be appreciated.  Given the little amount of time left before the 84-day deadline, counsel agreed between themselves as to the schedule for their respective written submissions and replies....

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04 Jun Andrusko v. Alexander

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, Christopher Andrusko, was involved in a motor vehicle accident on January 3, 2008 in Fort St. John. His vehicle collided with the vehicle driven by the defendant, Alison Alexander, and owned by her husband, the defendant Lee Hickman. Both were driving on a wintry afternoon and approaching each other from opposite directions on the same street. Mr. Andrusko hit Ms. Alexander’s car while she was trying to make a left-hand turn....

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23 May Mills v. Powar

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The defendants apply to have the plaintiff’s action dismissed as the claim is barred pursuant to ss. 10 and 257 of the Workers Compensation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 492. The defendants seek costs of the action including the application....

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16 May Thorne v. Lind

Posted at 00:00h in Uncategorised

             Valerie Thorne was injured when Isabelle Lind drove into the car Ms. Thorne was driving, in Kelowna, B.C. on September 6, 2006. ...

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10 May Jurisevic v. Rideout

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, who represents himself, has been in 12 road accidents between 1996 and 2012. In the first three of these accidents he was driving a car. In the following nine accidents he was riding a bicycle. He has brought three separate actions involving three of the nine cycling accidents. These three actions were heard by me at the same time....

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08 May Krenn v. I.C.B.C.

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             These reasons relate to the taxation of a party-and-party bill of costs, which were awarded at Scale B in a personal injury action. There is some minor dispute about the tariff items; however, the primary issues before me are whether or not certain disbursements for expert reports were reasonable and whether the plaintiff should be entitled to recover interest on a disbursement loan.Background Facts...

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07 May Chekoy Sr. v. Hall

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This is a personal injury case arising from a motor vehicle collision that occurred at or near the intersection of 8th Ave. and 20th St., New Westminster on September 5, 2007(the “Accident”).  The plaintiff, Mr. Chekoy, was a passenger in a 1994 Suzuki Sidekick convertible driven by his son.  The defendant, Kenneth Brandon Hall was the driver and owner of the vehicle that collided with the Suzuki.  Immediately following the collision, Mr. Hall for some reason fled the scene in his car.  His licence plate and Audi emblem from his car were recovered by the police officer who attended the scene.  Counsel advises that Mr. Hall reported the Accident to ICBC the next day.  The police later attended Mr. Hall’s residence and issued him a traffic ticket for leaving the scene of an accident.  I am advised that the fine was paid....

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03 May Sefton v. Doppelmayr CTEC Ltd.

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, Amy Sefton, seeks an assessment of damages for her injuries received on December 16, 2008. She was a passenger in a gondola cabin when a tower supporting the cable to which the cabin was attached collapsed. She was injured in the resulting fall of the gondola cabin. It did not strike the ground but rather dropped some of the distant towards the ground.Background...

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30 Apr Devilliers v. McMurchy

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This is an assessment of damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on September 5, 2008. The plaintiff, Carol De Villiers, was then a 39 year-old wife and mother of two teenage boys. She alleges that as a result of this rear-end collision she now suffers chronic severe low back pain, controlled with the continuous use of narcotic pain patches. She claims general and special damages, past loss of income, loss of future earning capacity....

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