25 Jun Waters v. Mariash

             This is an application for summary judgment by the defendant Mariash to dismiss the claim against him.  The defendants Mainland Contracting and Her Majesty the Queen take no position on this application, except to say that its determination has no effect on the claim against them.BACKGROUND...

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20 Jun Wong v. Hemmings

             The plaintiff, Sabrina Wong, is a 36 year old single mother. She left high school in 1993, two credits short of obtaining her diploma. In 1996, she gave birth to a daughter, Brooke, who is now 15 years of age. The plaintiff has worked her entire adult life in the restaurant industry as a server. For the past 11 years, she has worked as a server at the Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel....

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08 Jun Stanikzai v. Bola

             The plaintiff Mohammed Stanikzai seeks damages for injuries in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on August 25, 2007. The plaintiff’s car struck the rear of a vehicle driven by the defendant Balwinder Bola, but the plaintiff says that was because the defendant suddenly moved into his lane while attempting a u-turn. The defendants deny that and say the plaintiff was at fault for a simple rear-end collision....

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23 May Sangha v. Chen

             The plaintiff claims damages arising from a motor vehicle accident which occurred on May 31, 2005, when his taxi cab collided with a vehicle owned by the defendant Xuyen Thi Kim Pham (“Pham”) and driven by the defendant Yi San Chen (“Chen”).  Liability and damages are in dispute.2.0           The Accident:...

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18 May Hahn v. Barnes

           The plaintiff, Chase Patrick Hahn, seeks damages for injuries that he sustained in a motor vehicle accident on June 16, 1998. The plaintiff was five years of age at the time of the accident which occurred in the city of Dawson Creek, British Columbia....

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18 May Guthrie v. Narayan

           On February 9, 2009, the plaintiff, Lindsay Guthrie, was travelling as the front seat passenger in a vehicle driven by her friend Krista Kobitzsch. Their vehicle was rear ended by a van driven by the defendant, Deo Narayan. Mr. Narayan has admitted liability for the accident. The action against Ms. Kobitzsch has been discontinued. The issues at trial are limited to assessing the damages to which Ms. Guthrie is entitled.OVERVIEW...

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16 May Currie v. McKinnon

             The plaintiff, Dale Currie, was rear-ended in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on September 14, 2006, on Highway 1, near Sawmill Creek, north of Yale, B.C.  Mr. Currie asserts that he suffered a number of injuries as a result of the accident, including to his neck and back, and that he continues to suffer the effects of these injuries as of the date of trial, more than five years after the accident.  He seeks both non-pecuniary and pecuniary damages, including damages for loss of income and loss of future earning capacity....

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11 May Foster v. Kindlan and Pineau

             The Plaintiff Tracy Lynn Foster (“Ms. Foster”) alleges she was injured in two motor vehicle accidents which are admitted to be the result of the negligence of the Defendants.  She is currently a licensed practical nurse (“LPN”) but was formerly employed as a personal trainer and exercise instructor.  ...

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27 Apr Fric v. Gershman

             In a notice of application filed February 9, 2012, the defendants ask for the following order:1.  The Plaintiff to produce and deliver to the solicitor for the Defendants a complete copy of the Plaintiffs Facebook profile website, including all photographs and information relating to those photographs such as the dates on which each photograph was added and all comments related to the photographs, posted from November 18, 2008 to the present time, within 14 days of the date of this order;2.  The Plaintiff to produce and deliver to the solicitor for the Defendants copies of all photographs in her possession or control, taken on vacation or otherwise, in which she is featured, from November 18, 2008 to the present time, within 14 days of the date of this order;3.  The Plaintiff to produce and deliver to the solicitor for the Defendants the metadata associated with any digital photographs in her possession or control, taken since November I8, 2008 to the present time, in which she is featured, within 14 days of the date of this order. And4.  The Plaintiff to pay the Defendants’ costs of this application in any event of the cause....

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