On December 12, 2009 the plaintiff was a passenger in her husbands pickup truck when it was struck by another vehicle driven by the defendant, Riley Goldsmith. Liability is admitted by Mr. Goldsmith and Gas Link Industries Ltd. The action has been discontinued against Michael Riswold and Yellowhead Road & Bridge (North Peace) Ltd. At the time of the accident the plaintiff was 51 years old, leading an active life with her family and friends and was employed. ...
The plaintiff, Hanif Jiwani, a 52-year old single man, was involved in four motor vehicle accidents for which the defendants admit liability. The first and most serious accident was on February 7, 2009. The other accidents were on April 19, 2009, July 24, 2010, and May 29, 2011. The parties agree that there is no need to apportion damages among the accidents....
Deena Foot, insurance adjustor, Vianne Bacchus, former adjuster with ICBC, and Dr. Robert Stenstrom, emergency physician, were called as witnesses on behalf of the Defendants. In early April, each of them had sworn affidavits that had been prepared by counsel for the Defendants. The affidavits were prepared and sworn prior to the decision of counsel for the Plaintiff that it would be necessary for the three affiants to appear at this Trial relating to a motor vehicle accident that occurred on September 27, 2007....
In this proposed class action against five corporate defendants, two of the defendants, Teva Canada Limited (Teva) and Sandoz Canada Incorporated (Sandoz), seek an order dismissing the action against them on a summary trial prior to a certification hearing....
This is an assessment of costs following settlement of a claim by the plaintiff arising out of injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident on February 10, 2009....
On April 6, 2009, the plaintiff, Helen Tchir, who was then 60 years old, was a sideways sitting passenger on a transit bus (the bus) driven by the defendant, Andre Tougas, on Lonsdale Avenue in North Vancouver. Mr. Tougas operated the bus as an employee of the defendants Coast Mountain Bus Company Ltd. and South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (collectively, together with Mr. Tougas, now called the Transit Defendants)....
On September 24, 2007 Ms. Staaf was driving a motor vehicle in an easterly direction on the Georgia Viaduct in Vancouver when she says the vehicle she was driving was hit by a motor vehicle negligently driven by a person unknown to her. As a result of being hit and as a result of taking evasive action, the vehicle driven by Ms. Staaf went out of control, resulting in a collision between the vehicle and the barriers on either side of the Georgia Viaduct....
The plaintiff, Tara Dunne brings these actions to recover damages she says result from the negligence of the respective defendants in two separate motor-vehicle accidents....
The plaintiff, Mark Hutchinson, was a passenger on a bus driven by the defendant, Clifford Dyck. The other defendants own and operate the bus company. The bus went over a depression or dip in the road. The plaintiff was ejected upwards from his seat and hit the seat on the way down. He was subsequently diagnosed with a T12-L1 flexion distraction burst injury. Liability and damages are in issue. The claim against the third party City of Surrey was discontinued prior to the commencement of this trial.The AccidentThe Plaintiff...
Amy Kirkham seeks damages for personal injuries she suffered in a car accident on January 5, 2011. She claims that she injured her neck, shoulders, upper back, and left hip in the accident, and that she now suffers from myofascial pain syndrome, cervical facet arthropathy, left hip girdle pain, and chronic pain syndrome, all of which has disabled her from competing as a professional triathlete and delayed her PhD studies by one year. She seeks compensation for her personal injuries and the associated pain and suffering, past loss of income, future loss of income, cost of future care, special damages, and costs....