18 Feb Nemoto v. Phagura

             On August 27, 2008, Ryotaro Nemoto (“Ryotaro”) and his sister, Rui Nemoto (“Rui), were passengers in a Toyota Corolla driven by their mother, Sanae Nemoto (“Ms. Nemoto”). Ms. Nemoto was stopped at a red light at the intersection of Brunette Avenue and Braid Street in New Westminster when her motor vehicle was rear ended by a Freightliner tractor trailer, which pushed Ms. Nemoto’s vehicle into the intersection (the “MVA”)....

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13 Feb Hoy v. Williams

             The plaintiff, a 36 year old firefighter from Port Coquitlam, was involved in two motor vehicle accidents which occurred on November 13, 2009 and September 7, 2012 respectively. On both occasions Mr. Hoy’s vehicle was lawfully stopped on the roadway it was struck in the rear by the vehicles owned and operated by the respective defendants in these two actions....

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07 Feb Shipley v. Bye

             The plaintiff, Michael Shipley, was rear-ended by the defendant, Travis Bye on January 26, 2010, at the intersection of Royal Oak Avenue and Deer Lake Parkway in Burnaby, British Columbia....

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05 Feb Arnason v. Nerio

             Mr. Arnason was injured in a motor vehicle accident on June 6, 2008, and hired Roger Watts of Salloum Watts (the “Law Firm”) to represent him in a lawsuit against the defendant for damages. After signing a contingency fee agreement with the Law Firm in 2010, Roger Watts died unexpectedly in 2011....

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04 Feb Pacheco v. Antunovich

             This is an action by the plaintiff for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident. The plaintiff claims that she suffered injuries and losses as a result of a very minor collision in the late afternoon of February 8, 2012. For the reasons that follow, the plaintiff’s claim is dismissed. I find that the plaintiff has failed to prove on a balance of probabilities that she was injured as a result of the collision.Background...

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03 Feb Preece v. Leonard

             The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle on October 3, 2010. Liability is admitted and the matter proceeded to trial for purposes of determining damages....

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29 Jan Sendher v. Wong

             The plaintiff, Ms. Harpreet Sendher, is a 35 year old registered nurse who works in the pediatric oncology department at Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, B.C.  She claims damages resulting from injuries she sustained in a series of four motor vehicle accidents.  The accidents in question occurred November 10, 2007, February 8, 2008, March 5, 2008, and May 1, 2012.  Liability for the accidents is admitted....

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29 Jan Morena v. Dhillon

             Isabella Morena (“the plaintiff”) was involved in a motor-vehicle accident on September 29, 2008 (“the accident”) in relation to which she is claiming damages for personal injuries. Liability is admitted on behalf of the defendants and therefore, the issues before the Court relate to the assessment of damages....

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27 Jan Scheffer v. Everett

             This is an application by the defendants Upstairs Cabaret Ltd., Brad Billet, Paul Ducharme, and John Does #1 and #2 (the applicants) for an order pursuant to Rule 9-7 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules that the plaintiff’s action against them be dismissed and that liability be apportioned between the parties.  In the alternative, the applicants seek an order that the issues of liability and damages be severed pursuant to Rule 12-5(67) so that the matter would proceed to trial on the issue of liability of the applicants with the issue of damages to be tried later if necessary.  The plaintiff is opposed to the application....

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