This case deals with the consequences to Abjot Boparai of a tragic motor vehicle accident that he and other members of his family were involved in on September 18, 1999, when he was eight years old. His mother and his twin brother were killed, and he suffered significant facial scarring that has required numerous follow-up treatments over the years....
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...
The plaintiff Taranjit Singh Kathuria brings this action for damages incurred in a motor-vehicle accident. The other vehicle involved was co-owned by both of the named defendants, Ian Wildgrove and Sarah Wildgrove. Mr. Wildgrove was driving the vehicle at the time of the collision. Any reference to the defendant in these reasons will be to Mr. Wildgrove.Issues...
These reasons address whether an order ought to be made following a non-mandatory case planning conference (the CPC)....
Sheila McLeod was injured in a motor vehicle accident on August 14, 2008. Liability is admitted on behalf of the defendants and, therefore, the issues before this court relate to an assessment of damages claimed for her injuries. Mrs. McLeod seeks damages for pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment of life, loss of past earning capacity, loss of future earning capacity, cost of future care, and special damages....
This is an appeal by the Crown from the decision of a provincial court judge to stay certain charges against the respondent, Mr. Van de Graaf, pursuant to s. 24(1) of the Charter, as a result of police misconduct in the course of his arrest. For the reasons that follow I would not interfere with the decision of the trial judge.I. FACTS...
The plaintiff seeks damages for personal injury as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Liability is admitted....
The plaintiff suffered personal injuries when she was involved in a motor vehicle accident on August 14, 2008 in New Westminster, B.C. The defendant admits liability....
In the two actions before the court, three accidents, none of which were the fault of the plaintiff, give rise to a claim for damages. The first occurred on September 19, 2008. The second and third occurred on July 23, 2009 and on June 1, 2013, respectively. Liability has been admitted for each, with the exception that contributory negligence is pled in connection with the first accident. The plaintiff was not wearing a seatbelt, and it is alleged that her injuries would not have been as severe had she done so. This is not conceded.II...
The elderly plaintiff, Pei Xiong Chen, has suffered from multiple vision impairments over the span of many years....