The plaintiff was injured in a rear-end collision while completing her nursing degree. Liability for the accident is admitted. The defendant disputes the extent of the plaintiffs injuries and the need for the plaintiff to work part-time.BACKGROUND...
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 drivers side of his car. ...
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....
This action concerns Mr. Gillespies claim for damages for injuries he alleges were caused by motor vehicle accidents in December 2009 (the first accident) and January 2010 (the second accident)....
On December 9, 2008, the plaintiff was a passenger in a stopped minivan which was struck in the rear by the defendants vehicle. There was significant damage to both vehicles....
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.Plaintiffs Background...
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....
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...
Martha Kuras was injured on May 19, 2010, when the car she was driving was rear-ended on West 4th Avenue in Vancouver, B.C., after she slowed or came to a stop to allow a parked vehicle to pull out in front of her. The impact was minor in its force, the cost to repair Ms. Kurass vehicle only about $800. The defendant admits liability for the accident....
These are applications for directions brought pursuant to Rule 14-1(7)(a) of the Supreme Court Civil Rules, B.C. Reg. 168/2009 [Civil Rules]. The issue requires a consideration of Rule 14-1(1)(f)(i)(ii), which reads as follows:(1) If costs are payable to a party under these Supreme Court Civil Rules or by order, those costs must be assessed as party and party costs in accordance with Appendix B unless any of the following circumstances exist: (f) subject to subrule (10) of this rule,(i) the only relief granted in the action is one or more of money, and the plaintiff recovers a judgment in which the total value of the relief granted is $100,000 or less, exclusive of interest and costs,(ii) in which event, Rule 15-1(15) to (17) applies to the action unless the court orders otherwise....