08 Oct Benavides v. Doe

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

            The plaintiff, Manuel Benavides, brings this action to recover damages for injuries he claims to have suffered as a passenger on a bus operated by the defendant, South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority, doing business as Translink and/or Coast Mountain Bus Company Limited (“Translink”).  Mr. Benavides, who is now 76 years old, claims that he fell on January 1, 2012 when the bus on Translink's route number eight stopped suddenly as it travelled north on Fraser Street in East Vancouver, near 22nd Avenue....

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31 Aug Crevier v. Thompson

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff seeks damages for injuries she received in a motor vehicle collision that occurred near Sooke, British Columbia, on the afternoon April 14, 2011.  Liability is not admitted....

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25 Aug Sebaa v. Ricci

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             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....

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19 Aug MacDonald v. Joseph

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             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...

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31 Jul Koltai v. Wang

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             These reasons concern the assessment of the damages suffered by the plaintiff, Mr. Koltai, resulting from a car accident that happened May 7, 2011 in Langley, BC. The plaintiff’s vehicle was struck from behind with considerable force and he claims to have suffered significant injuries that have completely disabled him and rendered him unable to work now or in the future. Liability for the collision is admitted by the defendant....

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31 Jul Dhanji v. Holland

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The 39-year-old plaintiff, Amal Aminmohamed Dhanji, claims against the defendant John Holland for damages for personal injuries.  On November 22, 2011, the plaintiff was struck by the defendant’s vehicle while she was walking in a marked crosswalk at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Crowe Street in Vancouver, British Columbia....

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30 Jul Wong v. Towns

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             On June 24, 2012, Betty Wong was driving through the Stanley Park causeway into Vancouver, having just crossed the Lions Gate Bridge, when she was rear ended by Jada Towns. Mrs. Wong was born on September 26, 1931; she was 80 years old at the time of the collision. Liability for this accident is admitted but the parties dispute the nature of the injuries suffered by Mrs. Wong due to the accident. While Ms. Towns does not dispute that Mrs. Wong now suffers from a physically and mentally disabling condition, she argues that the accident did not cause these injuries. Ms. Towns also disputes the quantum of damages claimed by Mrs. Wong for pain and suffering and the cost of future care....

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29 Jul Herlehy v. Taylor

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff seeks damages as a result of injuries that he sustained in two motor vehicle accidents, which occurred on December 25, 2009 and October 3, 2012. Specifically, the plaintiff is seeking damages for injuries to his right hand, neck, back, and his knees....

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