THE COURT: The plaintiff sues for compensation for injuries sustained in a car accident. Liability for the accident is admitted, but the defendants take the position that the mechanism of the accident could not have caused the injuries claimed by the plaintiff. Causation is thus in issue, as is the amount of damages.BACKGROUND...
The plaintiff, Donna Langille, was involved in three motor vehicle accidents in 2004, 2009, and 2010. Ms. Langille claims that she suffered injuries in all the accidents ‒ in particular, chronic back and shoulder pain and a mild brain injury ‒ which affect her and restrict her activities to this day. She claims damages for non‑pecuniary loss, past income loss, future income loss, future cost of care and the value of services provided....
The plaintiff, Joselyn DeGuzman, is employed as a Licensed Practical Nurse ("LPN") at the George Derby Centre, a veteran's long-term care facility. She was involved in a motor vehicle accident (the "MVA") with the defendant while she was driving home from work. The defendant admits liability but disputes the nature and extent of the plaintiff's injuries and amount of damages that should be awarded....
The plaintiff, Yuho Sekihara, claims for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on August 27, 2007. Liability for the accident is in issue....
On 20 March 2009, Rudolphus (Rudy) Vander Maeden was the passenger in a vehicle that was struck broadside by another vehicle as it was making a left-hand turn across Highway 101 in Powell River, British Columbia (Accident #1). Asserting that he has suffered significant injuries as a result of Accident #1, Mr. Vander Maeden has sued both the driver of the vehicle he was in, as well as the driver of the vehicle that struck them (Action #1)....
Mei Lee was injured in a car-pedestrian accident that took place on December 29, 2008. Ms. Lee was the pedestrian....
On October 17, 2009 the plaintiff, Robert Raymer, a self-employed restorer of vintage and other collectible automobiles, was injured in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on 24th Avenue in Langley, British Columbia. The defendants admit liability for the accident. Mr. Raymer seeks non-pecuniary damages, damages for past and future loss of earning capacity, special damages and a modest award for the cost of future care....
The plaintiff, Trissteen Schoenhalz, now Trissteen Long (Trissteen), was injured in a motor vehicle accident on May 12, 2007. The accident happened in the Tappen, British Columbia area, near the Dry Lake Campground. Dry Lake Campground is approximately 45 minutes by car from Tappen....
The plaintiff, a 43-year-old forestry worker, was employed as a heli-rigger/bucker by the defendant Greenslide Cattle Co. Ltd. (Greenslide) at the time of his dismissal on May 12, 2010. Greenslides business operations included logging and cattle ranching....
This action involved the assessment of damages sustained by the plaintiff, Jeffrey Wilson, arising from a motor vehicle collision on April 8, 2009. He was rear-ended by the vehicle driven by the defendant, Ronald Leigh Howe, who immediately before had been rear-ended by the defendant Harpal Kaur Gorias vehicle, which was leased by the defendant Honda Canada Financial Inc....