03 Sep Stephenson v. Lee

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff is a 52 year old woman who was injured in a motor vehicle accident on June 29, 2008 in Nelson, British Columbia. The accident occurred at an intersection on a bright clear day. The defendant’s vehicle left a stop sign and struck the plaintiff’s vehicle on the driver’s side front quarter panel, near the front wheel. The impact caused a relatively limited amount of damage to the plaintiff’s vehicle but she suffered a contusion to her face and, in the aftermath, complained of pain in her wrists, neck, back and shoulder....

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29 Aug Han v. Chahal

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             Ms. Xuan Han claims damages arising from a motor vehicle accident that occurred November 23, 2008, in Surrey.  Ms. Han was walking in a marked crosswalk southbound across 72nd Avenue at 126th Street when she was struck by a vehicle driven by the defendant Harbeen Chahal, and owned by her father, the defendant Jagdish Chahal....

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28 Aug Loft v. Nat

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, Glenn Loft, claims for damages for injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident which occurred October 2, 2007. Liability is admitted....

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23 Aug Paller v. Regan

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             THE COURT:  The plaintiff sues for compensation for injuries sustained in a car accident. Liability for the accident is admitted, but the defendants take the position that the mechanism of the accident could not have caused the injuries claimed by the plaintiff. Causation is thus in issue, as is the amount of damages.BACKGROUND...

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13 Aug Langille v. Nguyen

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, Donna Langille, was involved in three motor vehicle accidents in 2004, 2009, and 2010. Ms. Langille claims that she suffered injuries in all the accidents ‒ in particular, chronic back and shoulder pain and a mild brain injury ‒ which affect her and restrict her activities to this day. She claims damages for non‑pecuniary loss, past income loss, future income loss, future cost of care and the value of services provided....

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12 Aug Li v. Oneil

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The third party, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), applies for the following orders:a)    All documents in the plaintiff’s possession or control relating to any and all compensation earned by the plaintiff from her employment with Edward Jones in 2012 and 2013, including but not limited to compensation in the form of contest cash, diversification trip(s), FA mileage, insurance commissions, guarantee pay, profit sharing excess bonus(es), regular commissions, and trimester bonus(es); andb)    The plaintiff shall submit to a further examination for discovery to be conducted by counsel for the third party on a date to be agreed upon between the parties....

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12 Aug DeGuzman v. Ge

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, Joselyn DeGuzman, is employed as a Licensed Practical Nurse ("LPN") at the George Derby Centre, a veteran's long-term care facility.  She was involved in a motor vehicle accident (the "MVA") with the defendant while she was driving home from work.  The defendant admits liability but disputes the nature and extent of the plaintiff's injuries and amount of damages that should be awarded....

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09 Aug Lessey v. Canuel

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff brings an application for costs.  The plaintiff was successful at trial but was awarded damages within the monetary jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court.  The defendant submits that only costs within the jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court should be payable; not Supreme Court costs.II.               History of the Action...

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09 Aug Akbari v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             Reasons for Judgment in relation to the trial of this action were issued on November 23, 2012.  In the concluding paragraph of those Reasons I stated that I was not aware of any reason why the plaintiff should not have his costs on Scale B, but I invited the parties to make written or oral submissions about costs, if they wished to do so.  The parties subsequently filed written submissions....

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