31 Mar Lamont v. Stead

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

           On December 9, 2006, a car operated by the defendant struck the left rear corner of a car operated by the plaintiff. At the time of the collision, the plaintiff was stopped at a red light for eastbound traffic on Kingsway, at 14th Avenue, in Burnaby, BC. The defendant approached from behind and, in an attempt to pass on the left, caught the left rear of the plaintiff’s vehicle with the right front of his vehicle. The impact was unexpected. It caused moderate damage to both cars....

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31 Mar Wittich v. Bob

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

           This is an application for costs arising out of an action for damages due to injuries suffered by the plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident. The trial lasted 15 days between June 1, 2009 and December 4, 2009. I issued judgment in favour of the plaintiff on December 15, 2009 in the amount of $31,034.64: Wittich v. Bob, 2009 BCSC 1721. The plaintiff’s action against all defendants except for Mr. Wittich was dismissed....

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24 Mar Fata v. Heinonen

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, Elio Fata, is advancing a claim for damages for personal injuries caused by a motor vehicle accident that occurred on November 13, 2006.  It was a rear-end collision that occurred when Mr. Fata was stopped at a traffic light.  Mr. Fata was 59 at the time.  Mr. Fata did not immediately think that he needed medical treatment and took no time off his work as an Electronics Technician at Simon Fraser University (“SFU”).  As time passed, Mr. Fata felt that his injuries progressed to the point where he had too much restriction and pain in his left shoulder and arm to competently perform his job.  He therefore quit his job of 38 years, taking early retirement effective as of July 2008. ...

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23 Mar Burton v. Bouwman

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             Mr. Burton claims damages arising from three motor vehicle accidents, which occurred on April 7, 2006, November 9, 2006, and September 5, 2007.  Mr. Burton brought a separate lawsuit in respect of each accident.  I will refer to the accidents as the First, Second and Third Accidents.  The trial of the three actions were heard together, with Mr. Cope representing Mr. Burton, and Mr. McDonald representing all defendants.  The trial occupied eight hearing days....

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22 Mar Hauer v. Clendenning

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff sustained soft tissue injuries in a motor vehicle accident on August 6, 2006.  By the time of trial, her primary concerns were over persistent low back and shoulder pain.  Although she had sustained soft tissue injuries affecting her back and shoulder in a 1996 motor vehicle accident, she had been free of pain symptoms for three years prior to the 2006 accident....

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19 Mar King v. Horth

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This application concerns costs following the trial of this matter in which I ordered that the Thomas defendants pay damages to the plaintiff and that the action against the defendant Horth be dismissed. The plaintiff’s damages exceeded an offer to settle made by the Thomas defendants. Neither the plaintiff nor the defendant Horth had delivered a formal offer to settle....

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19 Mar Milne v. Clarke

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff appeals the December 29, 2009 decision of Master Tokarek sitting as Registrar of the Court wherein the Learned Registrar did not allow the claim of interest on a disbursement incurred by the solicitor for the Plaintiff....

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18 Mar Gregory v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             On November 20, 2006, the plaintiff was driving her mother and two small children north bound on Foster Street in White Rock, British Columbia. She proceeded through the intersection of Foster Street and Prospect Avenue when she was struck by the defendant’s west bound vehicle, which had failed to stop at the stop sign. The defendant admits liability for the accident....

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18 Mar SLC v. KGC

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The parties in this family action seek orders for the division of their family assets, spousal and child support, and for custody, guardianship and access for their two children....

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