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The lone issue before me in this case is whether the defendant was negligent in driving his Porsche vehicle such that he struck the plaintiff while she was a pedestrian crossing Thurlow St. in downtown Vancouver. The plaintiff claims substantial injuries should the defendant be found to be negligent which injuries will be the topic of a further trial on damages should the defendant be found liable....
On April 4, 2011, the plaintiff had stopped her car at a red light when she was struck from behind by the defendant. She described the impact as being very hard. She felt that she was hit by the defendant at full speed and despite the fact that her foot was on the brake, the car was pushed into the intersection....
This is an application by the lawyer to have his bill reviewed and to obtain a certificate for fees pursuant to the provisions of the Legal Profession Act, SBC 1998, c. 9.background...
THE COURT: Ms. Sparks has pleaded guilty to having the care and control of a motor vehicle and causing an accident resulting in the death of Robert Lacoursiere, having consumed alcohol in such quantity that the concentration thereof exceeded 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood....
On April 30, 2006, David Biggs was injured in a motor vehicle collision. He subsequently sued the defendants for damages. The trial spanned 12 days, and on April 22, 2014, Mr. Biggs claim was dismissed: see Biggs v. Doe, 2014 BCSC 685....
Rizwan Ali claims for damages he alleges he sustained in a motor vehicle accident on October 3, 2009, at the intersection of West 7th Avenue and Pine Street, Vancouver, B.C. Mr. Ali was stopped at the intersection when the defendant, Shirley Fineblit attempted to pass him on the left side. As Ms. Fineblit was attempting pass Mr. Ali, he turned left and her vehicle came into contact with his motorcycle. Both liability and quantum are at issue....
The plaintiff claims damages suffered from a heavy head-on motor vehicle collision (the Accident) that occurred on December 30, 2010. The plaintiff suffered multiple soft tissue injuries. These included multiple contusions, chest injuries and rib injuries. However, the lasting and most significant injuries alleged are as follows:a) mechanical neck pain with pain referred into the upper extremities, most notably the left shoulder and arm;b) mechanical lower back pain;c) a fractured left ring finger at the middle phalanx;d) soft tissue and nerve injury to the right knee, causing nerve and soft tissue pain;e) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD);f) depressive disorder with anxiety, chronic and severe; andg) multifactorial chronic pain disorder associated most notably for psychological factors and a general medical condition....
The plaintiff was injured on January 9, 2011 in a head on collision with a vehicle driven by the defendant, Julia Joseph (Joseph), and owned by the defendant, Joseph Titian. Liability was not an issue in this Rule 15-1 trial because the third party acknowledged that Joseph caused the accident which resulted in significant material damage to both vehicles. Neither defendant took any part in this litigation. The issues are: the nature and extent of the injuries caused by the accident, whether the plaintiff had recovered from his injuries by the summer of 2012, what is an appropriate award for non-pecuniary damages, what is the proper method for calculation of past wage loss, whether the plaintiff established his claim for diminished future earning capacity and how to calculate that loss, and whether the plaintiff established his claim for cost of future care and how that loss is to be calculated.Non-Pecuniary Damages...
This action arises from a motor vehicle accident which occurred on February 22, 2010. This is an application by the plaintiff pursuant to Rule 9 7 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules for judgment against the defendant on the issue of liability. In a ruling made on July 10, 2015, I held that this was an appropriate case to sever the issue of liability from the issue of quantum of damages....
The plaintiff Sandra Starrett is suing the defendant Ken Darcy Campbell for negligence. Mr. Campbell operates a horse-riding business, offering guided trail rides to customers....
Joszef Bencsetler (the plaintiff) advances a tort claim for battery against Vancouver Police Department Cst. Ara Pehlivanian and the City of Vancouver (the defendants). The claim arises out of events surrounding the plaintiff's arrest by Cst. Pehlivanian at a Vancouver Canucks hockey game on April 10, 2010. The evidence establishes that the plaintiff suffered a serious shoulder injury in the course of his arrest. The plaintiff seeks a sizeable award for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages. In addition, he seeks a declaration that the circumstances and manner of his arrest violated his ss. 7 and 9 Charter rights, and damages pursuant to Ward v. Vancouver, 2010 SCC 27 arising out of his alleged arbitrary detention....
The parties have advanced various cross-applications. The plaintiff, Mr. Kitsul, seeks: i) leave to apply for a summary trial on the issue of liability; and ii) an order that the issue of liability be tried prior to, and separately from, the issue of damages....