03 Apr Lewis v. Scheer
The plaintiff sustained soft tissue injuries in a November 2, 2010 motor vehicle accident (the MVA) which was of significant impact. The defendant has admitted liability for the MVA....
31 Mar Andrews v. Mainster
This is an assessment of damages for physical and psychological injuries sustained by the plaintiff, Brenda Andrews, in a motor vehicle accident which occurred on October 10, 2009 at the intersection of West 16th Avenue and Fir Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. The plaintiff was driving west on West 16th toward Fir Street when a vehicle driven by the defendant Gail Mainster and owned by the defendant Harold Chaim Gutovich struck her vehicle while making a left turn from Fir Street. Liability has already been determined. By Reasons for Judgment indexed as Andrews v. Mainster, 2012 BCSC 823, the Honourable Mr. Justice Masuhara found the defendant Gail Mainster to be entirely at fault. ...
31 Mar Watkins v. Dormuth
Bait car activation -- lets go! Those words, spoken by the Campbell River RCMP watch commander, resulted in the immediate deployment of four police officers, each in separate cars, all proceeding in urgent or emergency fashion to the bait car location. At an intersection just 158 metres from the detachment driveway, one of the police cars T-boned a car driven by Erika Watkins, who was turning left when the police car attempted to pass her on the left. The collision caused injuries to Ms. Watkins that changed her life and which may be permanent....
27 Mar Hart v. Hansma
The plaintiff Mr. Clement Hart claims damages arising out of injuries sustained in two motor vehicle accidents: (1) November 15, 2007, and (2) September 23, 2009. Liability is admitted for both accidents....
24 Mar Mosimann v. Guliker
In the two actions before the court, three accidents, none of which were the fault of the plaintiff, give rise to a claim for damages. The first occurred on September 19, 2008. The second and third occurred on July 23, 2009 and on June 1, 2013, respectively. Liability has been admitted for each, with the exception that contributory negligence is pled in connection with the first accident. The plaintiff was not wearing a seatbelt, and it is alleged that her injuries would not have been as severe had she done so. This is not conceded.II...
19 Mar J.D. v. Chandra
The plaintiff was injured in two car accidents, one on February 18, 2006, when she was 17 years old and in her last year of high school, and the other on March 26, 2010, when she was in her fourth year of university. She suffered injuries that left her with pain in her back, neck and right shoulder. She eventually had surgery on her shoulder....
27 Feb Boyar Estate v. Boyar
William Boyar (Mr. Boyar or the deceased) died on January 17, 2011. The plaintiff, Joanne Boyar (Ms. Boyar) is Mr. Boyars sister. Mr. Boyar named Joanne Boyar as executor and sole beneficiary in a Will signed by Mr. Boyar on August 7, 2010. Ms. Boyar was prevented from obtaining probate of the Will by a series of caveats filed by the defendant Richard Foulston and by the defendant Kathleen Chandler. Ms. Boyar is asking the Court to find that the August 7, 2010 Will is valid and in force and she seeks an order for probate....
26 Feb Chabot v. Chaube
On the University of British Columbia campus (UBC), June 13, 2008, around 9:00 a.m., the plaintiff was rollerblading from a parking area where she had parked her car. She was heading for her campus workplace located on the west side of Wesbrook Mall. She needed to cross from the east side of Wesbrook Mall across five lanes of heavy traffic that are controlled by traffic and pedestrian lights....
25 Feb Liu v. Bourget
This action involves claims by Joseph Chou-Hsiug Liu (Mr. Liu) and Mei-Chen Cheng also known as May Cheng (Ms. Cheng) for damages for personal injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on December 18, 2008 (the accident).The Accident...
13 Feb Hoy v. Williams
The plaintiff, a 36 year old firefighter from Port Coquitlam, was involved in two motor vehicle accidents which occurred on November 13, 2009 and September 7, 2012 respectively. On both occasions Mr. Hoys vehicle was lawfully stopped on the roadway it was struck in the rear by the vehicles owned and operated by the respective defendants in these two actions....