20 Apr Morgan v. Galbraith

             The plaintiff seeks damages for injuries and loss alleged to have been sustained in a motor vehicle collision that occurred on September 14, 2006, at the intersection of Riverwood Gate and Robertson Avenue in the City of Port Coquitlam, BC....

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17 Apr Cantin v. Petersen

             Ms. Cantin was injured in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on June 10, 2004. Liability for the accident is admitted. Quantum of damages and causation are in dispute....

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17 Apr Bansi v. Pye

             This trial was a hearing of two actions in which Tajinder Singh Bansi is plaintiff claiming damages suffered in two separate motor vehicle accidents. By order of the Master made December 30, 2008, these actions were directed to be heard at the same time, subject to direction of the trial judge....

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23 Mar Campbell v. Swetland

             This is a personal injury claim arising from a motorcycle and automobile collision that occurred on June 17, 2008 at 6:45 p.m.. The plaintiff, Christine Campbell, was riding her red 2010 Triumph motorcycle northbound on Highway 6 when the south bound defendant, Emily Swetland, driving a white 1998 Subaru Forester turned left across her path. Visibility was good, the weather dry and the roads were dry....

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13 Mar Sun v. Sukhan

             The plaintiff, Ying Yu Andy Sun, brings an application for summary trial pursuant to Rule 9-7 of the B.C. Rules of Court for an assessment of damages sustained in a motor vehicle accident. The collision occurred on October 31, 2009 in Vancouver B.C. On that Halloween evening at 8:20 p.m. the plaintiff was travelling westbound in the left lane of two westward lanes on 49th Avenue. He was driving his 2001, BMW 325i, four door sedan. He had stopped at the intersection of 49th Avenue and Tyne Street. The light was green and the plaintiff had stopped waiting to turn left. The vehicle driven by the defendant Valentyna Grygorivna Sukhan then rear-ended the plaintiff’s motor vehicle. Liability for the accident has been admitted by all of the defendants. As a consequence of the accident, the plaintiff claims injuries were sustained to his neck, back, left arm and left leg.2.    Summary Trial – Appropriateness...

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02 Mar Gilbert v. Nelson

             On June 6, 2005, when the plaintiff, Alexander Gilbert was 13 years of age, he was riding his bicycle in and near the driveway of his home outside of Nanaimo, in a rural area called Cedar, B.C.  Unfortunately, the young cyclist was struck by the van driven by the defendant.  Currently, the issue of liability has yet to be determined by the court, although the defendant, through his insurer, ICBC, has denied liability for the accident and subsequent injuries suffered by the young man as a result of the accident.  In fact, the defendant alleges that the young plaintiff rode his bicycle out of his driveway without stopping and right into the path of the defendant’s van....

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01 Mar Carson v. Henyecz

             On Mother’s Day, May 11, 2008, the plaintiff, Heidi Louise Carson, was at her mother’s, Susan Ann Henyecz, rented home located at 575 Singh Street, Kamloops, British Columbia. On that date, Mrs. Henyecz, while driving her 1996 Subaru Outback station wagon, backed down the driveway and struck Ms. Carson, who was on the driveway. As a result, Ms. Carson suffered injuries, the most serious injury being an injury to her back. Ms. Carson alleges that her mother is responsible for the accident for which Ms. Carson seeks damages. This trial is only to determine liability....

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28 Feb Newsham v. Canwest Trade Shows Inc.

             The defendant, Canwest Shows Inc. (“Canwest”), organizes trade exhibitions of various kinds, one of them a trade show called the Naughty but Nice Sex Show (the “Show”), which is presented annually at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre (“VCEC”). In 2007, the Show took place between January 11 and January 14, 2007....

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