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....
The plaintiff, Prabraj Sahota, was injured in a motor vehicle accident (the accident), on September 29, 2001, at the intersection of Garden City Road and Cambie Street, in the City of Richmond, British Columbia, while riding as a rear seat passenger in a motor vehicle owned and operated by his father, Rajinder Singh Sahota, the Guardian Ad Litem. Liability for the accident is admitted....
The defendants apply for an order dismissing the plaintiffs claim pursuant to Rules 22-7(5) and (6), as a result of the plaintiffs failure to comply with the Rules or to comply with a direction of the court and, in the alternative, for an order finding the plaintiff in contempt of court and dismissing her claim for that contempt.History of Proceedings...
Dylan Gravelle was injured in two motor vehicle accidents. The first occurred on April 25, 2008 and the second occurred on December 2, 2009. The accidents led to these proceedings. ...
THE COURT: I will deal now with my ruling respecting Dr. Kay's report....
The plaintiff Marika White claims damages for injuries arising from two motor vehicle accidents (the MVAs). She seeks compensation for her personal injuries, loss of past income, loss of future earning capacity, housekeeping, cost of future care, special damages as well as costs....
The plaintiff, Harjiv Singh Sekhon, claims damages arising from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on March 18, 2006. Mr. Sekhon was 14 years old at the time of the accident. He was a middle seat passenger in a van driven by his aunt, Manjit Gill, that was struck from behind by the vehicle driven by the defendant, Dung Van Nguyen....
On the third day of trial, which concerns an assessment of damages suffered by the plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on October 29, 2007, the defendant applied for an order permitting him to tender into evidence the expert report of Dr. Paul Bishop dated December 3, 2012. The application was brought because Dr. Bishops report was delivered to counsel for the plaintiff on December 18, 2012, some 27 days prior to the commencement of this trial and not in compliance with the time limits prescribed by the Supreme Court Civil Rules (Rules). I gave the parties my ruling later in the day, following submissions, advising them that reasons for judgment would follow.Basis of Application...
This is a personal injury claim arising out of three separate motor vehicle accidents in which the plaintiff was a passenger. The position of the defendants is that although liability is admitted, the plaintiff is not a credible witness and has failed to mitigate her damages, and therefore is only entitled to a modest award....
After a 19 day trial of this personal injury action, a jury found the defendant 80 per cent liable for the plaintiffs injuries, but awarded damages that will be less than 10 per cent of the defendants most recent formal offer to settle....