02 Oct Collis v. Passero

             This is an assessment of a bill of costs arising from a motor vehicle accident which occurred on May 12, 2011. This case falls within the provisions of Supreme Court Civil Rule 15-1(15). The parties are in agreement that the plaintiffs are entitled to the full $6,500 cap plus applicable taxes, for a total of $7,280....

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29 Sep Bains v. Park

             The plaintiff is a 49 year-old pharmacy assistant and mother of two children. She sues the defendant for damages arising out of a motor vehicle collision that occurred on May 18, 2010. The defendant admits liability for the collision. This trial was therefore concerned only with the assessment of the plaintiff’s damages....

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26 Sep Pistruga v. Garcia

             These Trials deal with an assessment of the damages caused to Mr. Pistruga by two separate accidents.  In the first accident on August 11, 2008 (“First Accident”), Mr. Pistruga seeks damages against Mr. Garcia.  The liability of Mr. Garcia for that accident is admitted.  In the second accident on June 7, 2012 (“Second Accident”), Mr. Pistruga seeks damages against Ms. Sterling.  Liability for that accident is not admitted.Background...

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24 Sep Rosso v. Balubal

             At age 31, on February 28, 2011, Ryan Rosso was driving a small delivery car in Vancouver, as part of his employment, when another driver heading in the same direction in the lane to his left, Mirriam Balubal, changed lanes and drove into the driver’s side of his car. ...

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19 Sep Debou v. Besemer

             The plaintiff, born April 24, 1946, is an experienced courtroom lawyer. He was called to the bar in 1971, practicing in the areas of criminal, civil, and family law....

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11 Sep Hayhurst v. Rees

             This is an assessment of three disbursements claimed by the plaintiff following settlement of his claims resulting from injuries he sustained in two motor vehicle accidents. The first accident was on July 27, 2008 and the second occurred on June 2, 2011....

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05 Sep Griffith v. Larsen

             The plaintiff suffered injuries when her car was struck from behind in three separate accidents on December 14, 2010, February 3, 2011 and September 20, 2011. None of the collisions ought to be characterized as violent. The plaintiff described the first impact as moderate, the second as “a nudge” and the third as moderate. Nevertheless the plaintiff complains of serious and partially disabling injuries.Plaintiff’s Background...

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04 Sep Rajan v. Hudon

             This is an assessment of damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff Ashraf Rajan in three motor vehicle accidents.  The plaintiff is a 44-year-old operating room nurse.  She is married and has two children, a 14-year-old boy, and an 11-year-old daughter....

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26 Aug Walker v. Leung

             This case arises as a result of a motor vehicle collision that occurred in the intersection of West 41st Avenue and Oak Street in the City of Vancouver on May 26, 2010....

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26 Aug Bariesheff v. Bennett

             The plaintiff, on April 29, 2011, was a busy, active, and healthy 18-year-old sitting as the front seat passenger in a 1970 Volkswagen Beetle, when the defendant, in a 2003 Ford Explorer, ran into the front left-hand side of her vehicle. Liability has been admitted. The plaintiff claims she received two injuries from the accident:  she fractured five of her left lower ribs, more particularly the 8th to the 12th rib of the left chest wall, for which the defendant has accepted responsibility. The second alleged injury of consequence was to her lower back at L4/5 and L5/S1. The defendant submits that this latter injury was not caused by the accident.BACKGROUND...

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