03 Feb Squire v. Siemens

             THE COURT:  This is an application to adjourn a trial set in this personal injury action for April 11, 2016, for three weeks with a jury. There is a concurrent application to transfer the proceeding to Vancouver. By the time this trial is heard, if it proceeds as scheduled, it will have been five years since the subject accident....

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10 Dec Scarfe v. Fernco Developments Ltd.

            The plaintiff slipped on a wet floor in the bathroom of the Nanaimo Burger King restaurant on May 4, 2010 and injured his right shoulder and right knee. The plaintiff initiated proceedings against several defendants but the proceedings against Fernco Developments Ltd., Norco Developments Ltd. and Burger King Restaurants of Canada Inc. were all discontinued. The only remaining defendant is Seacastle Enterprises Inc.ISSUES1)       Liability2)       General damages3)       Loss of earning capacityLIABILITYThe Facts...

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02 Dec McLean v. Kraft

- [3] II. ISSUES [4] - [10] III. EVIDENCE AT TRIAL [11] - [136] A. THE PLAINTIFF [12] - [43] 1. Background [12] - [24] 2. The Accident of September 11, 2010 [25] - [33] 3. Post Accident Events, Treatment and Recovery [34] - [43] B. WITNESSES [44] - [136] 1. Family and Friends of the Plaintiff [44] - [61] (a) Julia McLean [44] - [50] (b) Laura Larsen [51] - [53] (c) Tyra Crump [54] - [57] (d) Susan Hample [58] - [61] 2. Employers [62] - [73] (a) Dr. Alex Penner [62] - [68] (b) Dr. Faro Aghdasi [69] - [73] 3. Treating ...

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30 Nov Preston v. Kontzamanis

             This action arises from a motor vehicle collision that occurred on May 1, 2005 in Vancouver.  The plaintiff was driving a 1991 Toyota Tercel owned by his daughter on 12th Avenue near its intersection with Nanaimo Street when it was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by the defendant....

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27 Nov Litt v. Guo

             This motor vehicle personal injury case deals with the consequences to the plaintiff, Kelly Litt, of injuries that she received from accidents that occurred in 2003 and 2010....

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26 Nov Harder v. Poettcker

             Following the delivery of a civil jury verdict on September 22, 2015, and after the jury was discharged, the defendant applies for judgment in accordance with the verdict....

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30 Oct Peer v. Michaud

             The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident on March 19, 2011. She was a seat-belted front passenger in a 2011 Toyota SUV. According to the plaintiff’s submission, the circumstances of the accident were that the defendant had suddenly turned left immediately in front of the SUV in which the plaintiff was riding, causing in excess of $15,000.00 damage to the SUV....

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