02 May Desharnais v. Parkhurst
A trial assessing damages arising out of two motor vehicle accidents proceeded before a jury over the course of thirteen days in August 2011....
29 Apr Bilanik v. Ferman
The plaintiff, Krystyna Bilanik, claims damages for injuries sustained in two motor vehicle accidents. The first occurred on May 16, 2008 when the plaintiff was a passenger in a stationary vehicle struck by the defendant, Juan Ferman (the first accident). Liability for this accident has been admitted on behalf of Mr. Ferman. The only issue is what damages, if any, were sustained by the plaintiff....
29 Apr Chiang v. Medland
The plaintiff is a 65-year old woman who lives in Surrey. She was injured in a motor vehicle accident on February 3, 2010 at the intersection of Fraser Highway and 148th Street. The accident was a low speed rear-ender which caused minimal damage to the vehicle. The ICBC estimators who assessed the damage both considered the claims to be cosmetic. Photographs in evidence show some scuffing on the bumpers of the vehicle, with no deformation....
28 Apr Pilfold v. Jaswal
On March 2, 2010, Peter Pilfold was a passenger in a Royal City taxi negligently operated by Jaswinder Jaswal which struck the Pattullo Bridge curb in a single vehicle accident in New Westminster, B.C. (the Accident). Mr. Pilfold was on his way to the dispatch office in New Westminster to work as a longshoreman. This case concerns the assessment of damages arising from the negligent operation of the taxi.II. Background...
25 Apr Rahimi v. Ma
The plaintiff, Ms. Rahimi, seeks damages for personal injuries she suffered as a result of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on April 9, 2010 (the Accident). The issues raised in this action are made simpler by numerous factors. Liability is admitted. Ms. Rahimi did not suffer from any pre-Accident injuries or disabilities. There is no suggestion of any intervening factors that may have contributed to or exacerbated her injuries. The defendants called no expert evidence. To the credit of counsel for both parties they worked efficiently and cooperatively to address those issues that mattered and to ignore those that did not....
25 Apr Zajaczkowski v. Grauer
The Plaintiff, Rich Zajaczkowski, seeks damages of between $1.2 million and $4.4 million arising from a motor vehicle accident. Liability is not in issue....
25 Apr Carreon-Rivera v. Zhang
The plaintiff, Anna Carreon-Rivera, was involved in a collision on October 16, 2009 when the vehicle she was driving was struck by the vehicle driven by the defendant Guo Qing Zhang. Ms. Carreon-Rivera was proceeding westbound in the curb lane on 41st Avenue in Vancouver, British Columbia, when the defendant, who was in a vehicle in the adjacent lane, made a sudden lane change and collided with her vehicle. The collision pushed Ms. Carreon-Riveras vehicle up onto the right hand curb. The vehicle was then dragged along by the defendants vehicle for half a block before coming to a rest....
17 Apr Vander Maeden v. Condon
[1] The plaintiff, Rudolphus (Rudy) Vander Maeden launched two lawsuits as a result of his involvement in two motor vehicle accidents. As he was entitled to do, Mr. Vander Maeden chose to have his actions tried by a judge and jury. With the consent of all parties, both actions were tried at the same time....
16 Apr Mattice v. Kirby
This case involves a significant claim for damages for personal injuries following a high impact collision on August 21, 2009. Of particular interest in this case is the dramatically different approaches taken by the medical experts for both sides. In spite of statements by these experts that they are aware of their obligations as expert witnesses under Rule 11-2(1) of the Supreme Court Civil Rules, B.C. Reg. 168/2009, and their duty to assist the Court and not be an advocate for any party, in some cases it is clear that the temptation to become an advocate takes priority over the obligation to assist the Court.II. BackgroundA. The Plaintiff before the Accident...
11 Apr Minenko v. Minenko
The plaintiff was a front seat passenger in a vehicle driven by her husband, the defendant Dmitriy Minenko, on August 29, 2009 when it was in collision with another vehicle at the intersection of 8th Avenue and 20th Street in New Westminster....