01 Oct Thornber v. Campbell
This case involves an assessment of damages arising from what can only be described as a brutal and unprovoked assault on Dale Thornber, the plaintiff, on the night of March 24, 2007....
13 Jul Weber v. deBrouwer
On the morning of July 28, 2007, following a morning walk with his wife around their neighbourhood in Harrison Hot Springs, Mr. Weber was brutally assaulted by the defendant, Mr. deBrouwer....
12 Apr I.J. v. J.A.M.
Applying pursuant to Rule 9‑7 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules, G.S. and J.S. seek an order that the claim of the Plaintiff be dismissed and that they be awarded their costs throughout. The application is opposed by the Plaintiff on the basis that there has not been a complete discovery of documents, there have been no examinations for discovery, and that her claim is not susceptible to a summary determination.BACKGROUND...
24 Feb McDonald v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
It was dark and raining steadily in the early morning of October 10, 2007 as the plaintiff, Eleanor McDonald, took the second exit off Highway 1 at the Mt. Lehman interchange and turned the wrong way and into an oncoming van driven by Thi Hoa To....
02 Feb Pearlman v. Critchley
The defendants American Commerce Insurance Company (ACIC), Owen Bird Law Corporation (OBLC) and Scott Stephens have two applications. They apply for summary judgment. Specifically, they ask the Court to strike Mr. Pearlmans writ of summons and statement of claim and dismiss his action against them pursuant to Rules 9-5 and 9-6 of the Rules of Court. They also apply for a vexatious litigant order that Mr. Pearlman be enjoined from commencing any further legal proceedings in this court without first obtaining leave of a Justice under s.18 of the Supreme Court Act....
12 Jan Nayyar v. Manufacturers Life Insurance Company/La Compagnie DAssurance Manufactures
This case involves a claim on two disability insurance policies....
10 Nov Corfield v. Shaw
At the suggestion of her employer, Joy Corfield decided to leave work at the local laundromat and learn a trade. She took an introductory plumbing course at Malaspina College and started working at Baker Industries Ltd. (Baker Industries), a small family plumbing business. Initially, she worked as an unpaid job-shadow with a journeyman plumber, but was soon hired as an apprentice. Her employment at Baker Industries lasted for less than a year. She says that her supervisor, Phil Shaw, sexually assaulted her on a number of occasions in 2005 while they were working together (the Assaults). Shortly after revealing this to Ian Baker, the owner of Baker Industries and stepfather of Mr. Shaw, she quit and eventually commenced this action. She says that since the Assaults, she has suffered severe emotional distress....
18 Oct K.A.K. v. British Columbia
The plaintiffs are six[1] of eleven children born to the defendants G.K. and M.H. They seek general and future pecuniary damages from the Province of British Columbia (the Crown) for the failure of the Ministry of Child and Family Development (MCFD or the Ministry) to remove them from their parents care when it was readily apparent that they were in need of protection. The Crown has admitted liability....
11 Aug Singh v. McHatten
The defendants bring this Rule 9-7 summary trial for an order dismissing the plaintiffs claim for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on July 29, 2006. The plaintiff brought an action and obtained a judgment in the Provincial Court of British Columbia (Small Claims Division) relating to the same accident and the defendants contend the plaintiff is therefore precluded from claiming again in relation to the same accident on the basis of res judicata.THE LAW...
13 Apr Camaso v. Egan
Pursuant to the provisions of the Family Compensation Act, R.S.B.C. 1998, c. 126, the Plaintiffs claim for general, special and aggravated or punitive damages arising out of the circumstances surrounding the death of Majencio Camaso on Sunday, July 11, 2004. At the time of his death, Mr. Camaso was 33 years old. The Plaintiff, Maria Teresa Camaso, was his wife. The Plaintiff, Christine Kate Camaso, was his daughter. Christine was almost 3 at the time of the death of her father....