01 Feb Michal v. Begg

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             Miroslav Michal claims damages for personal injuries suffered in a motor vehicle collision which occurred December 18, 2003.  Mr. Michal was riding as a passenger in a Ford pick-up truck driven by Edward Begg which slid on a patch of ice on the Coquihalla Highway and was destroyed when it hit a concrete highway divider.  Liability for the collision has been admitted by the defendant and the issue in this case is the assessment of the amount of damages which is appropriate compensation for Mr. Michal’s claims for general damages, past wage loss, loss of earning capacity and cost of future care.  Special damages are agreed to be $3,500....

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01 Feb Simon (Guardian ad litem of) v. Portsmith

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             In the early morning hours of October 17, 2001, Carsten Simon was walking on the shoulder of the Trans Canada Highway #1, just to the east of Salmon Arm, British Columbia, when he was struck by a vehicle travelling eastbound. The vehicle did not stop at the scene and sped away. Several hours later, the car, a white Toyota Tercel, was found abandoned in Salmon Arm and keys to the car were found in the back seat. The car was identified as belonging to the defendant Beverly Bostock....

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01 Feb Thoreson v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff was injured in an accident that occurred on September 5, 2002, near Vernon, British Columbia. The plaintiff was driving a rented Harley Davidson motorcycle and his girlfriend, Debra Schultz, was riding on the back of the motorcycle when he was forced off the road by an unidentified driver. Both the plaintiff and Ms. Schultz were injured as a result of this motor vehicle accident....

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29 Jan Dutchak v. Fowler

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff Amanda Lynn Dutchak sues for damages for injuries she suffered in a motor vehicle accident.  The defendants admit they are fully responsible for the accident....

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29 Jan Gorse v. Straker

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             Generally at issue in a contested liability motor vehicle accident claim are cross-applications under R. 26(11) of the Rules of Court to compel non-parties to produce documents in their possession or control. Entitlement to an order is at issue in some cases but more particularly at issue is whether the various orders should be in “Halliday” or “Jones” format....

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27 Jan Wilkinson v. I.C.B.C.

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             Mr. Wilkinson is self represented.  He filed a statement of claim on January 7, 2010 seeking damages from the defendants.  He claims his friend Mr. Martin ran over his foot with his automobile when they were leaving a drinking establishment. ...

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26 Jan Harris v. Zabaras

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, Neale Harris, was injured in a motor vehicle accident on January 28, 2006 in Surrey. His pick-up truck was struck from behind by another pick-up truck driven by the defendant, Efthimios Zabaras, while the plaintiff was stopped at a red light. The plaintiff suffered ongoing neck and arm pain and headaches as a result....

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25 Jan Forde v. Inland Health Authority

Posted at 00:00h in Medical Malpractice

             The Plaintiff, Leonora Forde, is a quadriparetic which means that she has partial paralysis in both of her arms and legs.  The degree of this paralysis is such that although she can stand with support and walk short distances with a walker, she is wheelchair dependent.  Furthermore, she suffers from frank incontinence – that is, she has lost control of her bladder function.  These injuries are permanent....

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21 Jan Mavi v. Booth

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             THE COURT:    The plaintiff, Ravinder Mavi, seeks recovery of damages against the defendant, Jacob Stephen Booth, arising from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on June 26, 2006 in Langley, British Columbia. ...

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