27 Jul Mohamed v. Intransit BC Limited Partnership

Posted at 00:00h in Uncategorised

             On July 17, 2010, the plaintiff, Mr. Mohamed, suffered a fall while exiting the Aberdeen SkyTrain station in Richmond. Mr. Mohamed asserts that he was misled by signage above an escalator that said “Way Out”, and that depicted the figure of a person descending a set of stairs as well as an arrow that pointed downwards. The escalator was, in fact, ascending. Mr. Mohamed asserts that when he stepped onto the top step of the escalator, he lost his balance and fell, and that he thereby injured his right knee....

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24 Jul Thompson v. Choi

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff is a 44-year-old journeyman sheet-metal worker. At the time of the November 10, 2008 accident that occasioned the plaintiff’s claim for injuries, he lived in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. He now lives in Kamloops. He is married, and has two teenaged children from a former marriage.       1          The Accident...

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01 Jun Dickenson v. Passero

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

            This is an assessment of damages for injuries sustained by Ms. Dickenson in a motor vehicle accident in Kamloops on May 27, 2010. She was stopped at an intersection, waiting to turn left from Columbia Street onto Second Avenue, when she saw the defendant's vehicle approaching quickly from behind. She braced herself with her arms against the steering wheel, and her legs against the floor and brake pedal. The defendant failed to stop her vehicle in time and the resulting collision caused approximately $10,000 damage to the plaintiff's Hyundai Tiburon, and caused soft tissue injuries to her neck, shoulders and back, and a mild psychological injury. Liability is admitted....

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01 Jun Provencher v. St. Pauls Hospital

Posted at 00:00h in Other

            The plaintiff, Dennis Provencher, seeks damages in relation to an incident that occurred in the early morning hours of March 17, 2006. The plaintiff alleges that he was assaulted by the defendant, Paul Eigeldinger, in the emergency room area at St. Paul’s Hospital (the “Incident”). Mr. Eigeldinger is employed as a security guard by Paladin Security Group Ltd. (“Paladin”)....

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29 May Zhang v. Ghebreanenya

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

            This claim arises out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on the morning of June 28, 2010.  The plaintiff, Mr. Zhang, was a rear seat passenger in a taxi that was taking him from the River Rock Casino in Richmond to his home on East 45th Avenue in Vancouver.  The defendant driver lost control of the taxi as it rounded a tight curve leading to the entrance to Highway 99 northbound towards the Oak Street bridge. ...

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28 May Boyd v. Baldwin

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

            This action concerns the determination of liability for injuries the plaintiff, Angela Boyd ("Boyd"), says she sustained in a motor vehicle accident that occurred July 22, 2010, at the intersection of Fraser Street and East 12th Avenue in Vancouver....

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10 Feb Redmond v. Krider

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             At approximately 4:00 p.m. on March 24, 2010, in Coquitlam, British Columbia, the plaintiff, Karen Redmond, was involved in a motor vehicle accident with a motor vehicle operated by the defendant, Cole Krider.  Both liability and damages for the accident are in issue....

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30 Jan Mothe v. Silva

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This is an action for personal injuries arising as a result of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on November 24, 2011, when a tractor trailer truck driven by the defendant, Jean-Paul Silva struck the rear end of the pickup truck driven by the plaintiff, Lindsey Mothe. Liability is not at issue. At issue are the non-pecuniary damages, claims for past and future wage loss and the cost of future care....

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16 Jan Al-Tamimi v. Ricci

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             Around 4:00 p.m. on December 30, 2010, the plaintiff, with his wife, Eva Al-Tamimi, in the front passenger seat, was driving a 2001 Honda Civic eastbound on Greystone Drive in Burnaby, B.C.. The defendant was driving a 1992 GM Saturn westbound on Greystone Drive. The cars collided almost head-on....

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16 Jan Hutton v. Breitkreutz

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             THE COURT:  This case arises out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on December 27, 2008. The basic facts of the accident are not in dispute, although liability is....

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