This is a personal injury claim arising from a motorcycle and automobile collision that occurred on June 17, 2008 at 6:45 p.m.. The plaintiff, Christine Campbell, was riding her red 2010 Triumph motorcycle northbound on Highway 6 when the south bound defendant, Emily Swetland, driving a white 1998 Subaru Forester turned left across her path. Visibility was good, the weather dry and the roads were dry....
- [16] II. INJURIES FOLLOWING THE OCTOBER 28, 2003 ACCIDENT [17] - [35] A. Housekeeping [24] - [24] B. Work and Educational Activities [25] - [35] III. INJURIES FOLLOWING THE MAY 31, 2008 ACCIDENT [36] - [49] A. Housekeeping [45] - [45] B. Other developments since the second accident [46] - [49] IV. POSITION OF THE PARTIES [50] - [92] A. The Plaintiff [50] - [64] B. The Defendants [65] - [92] V. DISCUSSION AND FINDINGS [93] - [109] VI. COSTS [110] - [110] I. Background[1] The plaintiff, Alicja Gron, claims damages relating to two motor vehicle accidents. The defendants admitted liability. The first accident occurred on October 28, 2003, the second one on May 31, 2008. The plaintiff was 39 at the date of the first accident, 44 at the time of the second accident, and 48 at the time of February 2012 trial. Over eight years have passed since the date of the first accident....
The parties were granted leave to make additional submissions on the impact of the PharmaCare program on damages for future medication costs. In separate reasons, judgment was varied in paras. 324 and 325 so that damages for future medication costs are not reduced to account for the existence of PharmaCare coverage....
The plaintiff, Ying Yu Andy Sun, brings an application for summary trial pursuant to Rule 9-7 of the B.C. Rules of Court for an assessment of damages sustained in a motor vehicle accident. The collision occurred on October 31, 2009 in Vancouver B.C. On that Halloween evening at 8:20 p.m. the plaintiff was travelling westbound in the left lane of two westward lanes on 49th Avenue. He was driving his 2001, BMW 325i, four door sedan. He had stopped at the intersection of 49th Avenue and Tyne Street. The light was green and the plaintiff had stopped waiting to turn left. The vehicle driven by the defendant Valentyna Grygorivna Sukhan then rear-ended the plaintiffs motor vehicle. Liability for the accident has been admitted by all of the defendants. As a consequence of the accident, the plaintiff claims injuries were sustained to his neck, back, left arm and left leg.2. Summary Trial Appropriateness...
On April 2, 2009, the car driven by the plaintiff Gary Eng was rear-ended by the defendants vehicle. Mr. Eng had exited Highway 1 and was stopped at a yield sign waiting for the traffic to clear so that he could proceed on Gaglardi Way. He had turned to look for a break in traffic when he was unexpectedly struck from behind. His car was moved some feet forward. There was approximately $12,000 in damage done to his 2002 Honda Accord vehicle. Mr. Eng was dizzy and in shock at the scene. Two or three days later, he began to experience physical symptoms − headaches, a stiff neck and shoulders which restricted his range of motion, and periodic bouts of intense low back ache. He had chest pain, probably from the seatbelt, which resolved in a short time. He had pain in his right knee for about six months which made it harder to walk and was painful to touch. He had difficulty sleeping for the first year because of the headaches and experienced a mood disorder....
Wayne Tompkins claims damages for personal injuries he suffered in a motor vehicle collision....
Because of the very limited time available in chambers on the day I heard the application, November 15, 2011, I advised the parties I would reserve for supplementary reasons and editing. These are my supplementary reasons....
Christina Marie Hammond claims damages for injuries she suffered in a motor vehicle accident February 9, 2008. The defendant has admitted liability for the collision....
The parties in this personal action have each brought applications before the court for determination....
On a rainy Vancouver night in March 2007, the plaintiff Thomas Milburn, while stopped at a traffic light on his motorcycle, was struck from behind by a motor vehicle driven by the defendant, Patrick Ernst....