The plaintiff, Enrique Pacheco, claims damages for battery arising out of an incident that occurred in the early morning hours of May 31, 2008 on Beach Avenue in Vancouver. A minor rear-end collision involving Mr. Pachecos car and a car driven by the defendant, Tesfaye Degife, led to an altercation in which Mr. Pacheco was struck in the head with a baseball bat (the Incident)....
This action arises from a motor vehicle accident. Mr. Zhang seeks damages for non-pecuniary loss, past income loss, loss of earning capacity, costs of future care and special damages.BACKGROUND FACTS...
The plaintiff, Mr. Kerr, injured his left shoulder when he fell while leaving the Greenbrier Hotel (the Hotel) in Vancouver on the morning of August 28, 2009. He alleges he suffered and continues to suffer pain, disability, loss of enjoyment of life, and loss of amenities as a result. He also alleges that as a result of the injuries and the associated pain, he became addicted to opiate painkillers and then to heroin, which led to a four-year downward spiral in his life....
The plaintiff, Judith Katherine Hill, was in a very bad car accident on October 26, 2009. At trial, the defendants, Gerald Murray and Hilltop Greenhouses Ltd., disputed liability; challenged the underpinnings for some of the most significant medical diagnoses and prognoses that Ms. Hill received; disputed causation; and finally, quantified her losses much lower than she did. Within those broad issues are many discrete issues which I will identify as I address them in my reasons.Liability...
Shirley McCarthy was involved in a motor vehicle accident on March 7, 2010. She seeks damages for the injuries she alleges she suffered as a result....
On Wednesday, October 22, 2008, the Defendant, Richard Knight set out to drive his wife, the plaintiff, Carolee Knight, and their two children from Kitimat to Terrace, British Columbia in the familys car. Ms. Knight, who was approximately six months pregnant, was in the front passenger seat, and the two children were in the back seat....
On Tuesday, May 18, 2010, the plaintiff, Colin Miley was driving his car. His car was stopped, waiting in a long line of vehicles (15 to 20) on the King George Highway in Surrey, British Columbia, when his vehicle was struck in the rear by a white minivan driven by the defendant, Ashraf Abulaban. Mr. Abulaban was driving the vehicle with the consent of the defendant and owner of the minivan, Hisham Al-Ahmad....
The plaintiff seeks judgment on summary trial for $10,863.86 in medical treatment expenses that he says the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) is required to pay under Part VII of the Insurance (Vehicle) Regulation, B.C. Reg. 447/83 [the Regulation], of the Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 231....
Ms. Chouhan was the victim of a sideswipe motor vehicle collision for which liability has been admitted....