19 May Burton v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, Connie Burton, sues the defendant, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (“ICBC”), pursuant to s. 24 of the Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 231 (the “Act”), as a nominal defendant, arising out of an alleged hit and run accident that occurred in Duncan, B.C., on December 1, 2008. Mrs. Burton had stopped at a stop sign waiting to turn right and join southbound traffic on the Trans Canada Highway (“TCH”) when an unidentified vehicle hit the Burton vehicle from behind and, shortly after, left the scene....

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28 Apr Breberin v. Santos

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             THE COURT:  This is an application by the defendants in this motor vehicle action for an order requiring the plaintiff, Dragana Breberin, to attend at a medical examination at the office of Dr. Stephen Wiseman at one o'clock on July 8, 2011, at St. Paul's Hospital.  The purpose of that attendance is for Dr. Wiseman to examine the plaintiff and prepare a medical-legal report for the assistance of the defendants in addressing the plaintiff's claim at trial.  There is agreement between the parties that the defendants are entitled to have the plaintiff attend at an independent medical examination by a psychiatrist and there is no challenge to Dr. Wiseman's specific qualifications to perform that examination.  The issue before me is whether the examination of the plaintiff, if ordered by the court, should take place where the plaintiff resides, Edmonton, Alberta, or whether the defendants are entitled to choose the place of the examination as well as the expert who will conduct the independent medical examination....

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05 Apr Cairns v. Gill

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This is an application by Indirjit Gill and Gurjit Kaur Gill (the “defendants”) for payment of their costs and disbursements after an offer to settle a personal injury claim arising from a motor vehicle accident was refused by Sherrill Leanne Cairns (the “plaintiff”).  The plaintiff declined to accept the defendants’ offer to settle her claim for $1,292 (the “offer to settle”) plus costs, and proceeded to a three day trial before a judge and jury.  The plaintiff, although the successful party at trial, received a total jury award of $851....

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28 Mar Manson v. Kalar

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This is a claim for damages for personal injuries arising from a motor vehicle accident which occurred on April 1, 2008 when the plaintiff’s vehicle was rear-ended by a vehicle owned and driven by the defendant.  Liability has been admitted.  The trial was limited to an assessment of damages.  Background Facts: ...

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02 Mar Morris v. Doe

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, Kathleen Morris, was injured in a motor vehicle accident on April 12, 2006, at the intersection of South Fraser Way and Ware Rd. in Abbotsford, B.C. The plaintiff’s husband, Gill Morris, was driving his company’s pick-up truck and had stopped at a red light. A vehicle, approaching from behind, hit the rear end of their truck and bumped the plaintiff’s vehicle forward. The defendant driver of the vehicle that hit the plaintiff’s vehicle was not identified at the scene. He left the area after seemingly indicating to the plaintiff’s husband he would pull over into an adjacent parking lot for the purposes of exchanging information....

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18 Feb Anderson v. Minhas

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             On April 24, 2007, the parties were involved in a low-impact motor vehicle collision; the defendant “rear-ended” the plaintiff. He has admitted his liability for this act....

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26 Jan Lort v. Kwan

Posted at 00:00h in Uncategorised

             The plaintiff seeks damages arising from personal injuries suffered in an accident that occurred on July 2, 2008 on West Broadway between Ash Street and Cambie Street in Vancouver....

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19 Jan Brooks v. Gilchrist

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This is an application for costs following my reasons dated May 14, 2010 [2010 BCSC 685], which were delivered following a trial of two motor vehicle accidents, which took place in January and February 2010 over six days....

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22 Dec Lee v. Jarvie

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             In 2004, the plaintiff Stanley Lee was a 27-year old recent graduate from Simon Fraser University. Mr. Lee was single, living on his own and working as a clerk at Overwaitea Save-on-Foods in Coquitlam, British Columbia....

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