15 Dec Valencia v. Gardner

             The plaintiff, Emiro Castillo Valencia, claims damages for injuries he says were sustained in five different motor vehicle accidents between 2006 and 2008. The first three accidents are the subject of action VA M075049. The fourth accident is the subject of action VA M083494. The fifth accident is the subject of action VA M101744....

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08 Dec Hurdle v. Lagore

             On the evening of August 31, 2006 at approximately 8:00 p.m., the plaintiff Mr. Hurdle was driving his motorcycle east on Hastings Street, a primary east-west thoroughfare in the City of Vancouver...

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05 Dec Faa v. Hardy

             Tyson Faa was injured in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on December 4, 2009. Mr. Faa was a passenger in the vehicle of the defendant, Ms. Hardy. The defendant made a left turn in front of an oncoming vehicle and a substantial collision occurred, smashing the engine area of Ms. Hardy’s vehicle. An airbag discharged and protected Mr. Faa....

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10 Nov Barta v. DaSilva

             These are reasons for judgment assessing damages for injuries the plaintiff suffered in a car accident.  Liability is not in issue.  The plaintiff alleges headaches and soft tissue injuries to his left shoulder, neck, and back.  His most serious complaint is of a mild traumatic brain injury which he asserts has destroyed his capacity to earn an income, trading securities on his own account, and has caused him to lose the capital he had accumulated and invested in the stock market.  His lost income from the date of the accident until trial is alleged to be in excess of $1,000,000, and he further alleges that in the future he will lose in excess of $850,000.  The loss of capital is said to be more than $4,000,000. ...

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10 Oct Zhao v. Yu

             The plaintiff Bingchun Zhao was injured on October 4, 2008 when the vehicle he was driving was struck from the rear by a vehicle driven by the defendant, Qiang Yu.  The defendant admits that the collision was caused by his negligence and that the accident caused soft tissue injuries to Mr. Zhao’s neck and back; and caused or contributed to Mr. Zhao’s headaches.  Mr. Yu specifically denies that Mr. Zhao sustained a brain injury; and the parties disagree about the severity, duration and effect of the injuries received by Mr. Zhao as a result of the collision.  Mr. Yu also alleges that Mr. Zhao failed to take reasonable steps to mitigate his damages.FACTS...

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19 Sep Richmond v. Channa

             On November 21, 2008, a car driven by Mark Richmond collided with a car driven by Perminder Channa (the “accident”) within the intersection of East Whalley Ring Road (“Ring Road”) and 107A Avenue in Surrey, British Columbia (the “intersection”). Mr. Richmond was travelling north on Ring Road and Ms. Channa was travelling west on 107A Avenue....

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25 Aug Luce v. Brar

             On April 22, 2011, Ms. Janine Luce and Mr. Nigel Luce were injured in a motor vehicle accident when an oncoming vehicle crossed the centre line, striking the Luce vehicle head-on. Liability was admitted....

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19 Aug Pacheco v. Degife

             The plaintiff, Enrique Pacheco, claims damages for battery arising out of an incident that occurred in the early morning hours of May 31, 2008 on Beach Avenue in Vancouver. A minor rear-end collision involving Mr. Pacheco’s car and a car driven by the defendant, Tesfaye Degife, led to an altercation in which Mr. Pacheco was struck in the head with a baseball bat (the “Incident”)....

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