25 Aug Sebaa v. Ricci

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff claims damages suffered from a heavy head-on motor vehicle collision (the “Accident”) that occurred on December 30, 2010. The plaintiff suffered multiple soft tissue injuries. These included multiple contusions, chest injuries and rib injuries. However, the lasting and most significant injuries alleged are as follows:a)       mechanical neck pain with pain referred into the upper extremities, most notably the left shoulder and arm;b)       mechanical lower back pain;c)       a fractured left ring finger at the middle phalanx;d)       soft tissue and nerve injury to the right knee, causing nerve and soft tissue pain;e)       Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (“PTSD”);f)        depressive disorder with anxiety, chronic and severe; andg)       multifactorial chronic pain disorder associated most notably for psychological factors and a general medical condition....

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13 Aug Starrett v. Campbell

Posted at 00:00h in Uncategorised

             The plaintiff Sandra Starrett is suing the defendant Ken Darcy Campbell for negligence. Mr. Campbell operates a horse-riding business, offering guided trail rides to customers....

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12 Aug Bencsetler v. Vancouver (City)

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             Joszef Bencsetler (the plaintiff) advances a tort claim for battery against Vancouver Police Department Cst. Ara Pehlivanian and the City of Vancouver (the defendants).  The claim arises out of events surrounding the plaintiff's arrest by Cst. Pehlivanian at a Vancouver Canucks hockey game on April 10, 2010.  The evidence establishes that the plaintiff suffered a serious shoulder injury in the course of his arrest.  The plaintiff seeks a sizeable award for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages.  In addition, he seeks a declaration that the circumstances and manner of his arrest violated his ss. 7 and 9 Charter rights, and damages pursuant to Ward v. Vancouver, 2010 SCC 27 arising out of his alleged arbitrary detention....

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27 Jul Arellano v. Wong

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             THE COURT:  This action was commenced some time ago, on August 7, 2007. An amended notice of civil claim was filed in May 2011. Responses to civil claim have been filed by all of the defendants....

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23 Jul Derksen v. Nicholson

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This claim for damages arises out of two motor vehicle accidents.  The first occurred on October 11, 2010, while the second happened on May 28, 2013.  In both of these accidents, the plaintiff was a driver whose vehicle was struck from behind: the first time with light to moderate force; the second time with very little force....

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07 Jul Warren v. Morgan

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The defendants seek costs in relation to a 22-day motor vehicle accident trial heard by this Court in April and May 2012. The defendant, Ms. Morgan, submits she is entitled to her costs and disbursements at scale B because the action against her was dismissed in its entirety. The defendant, Mr. Berretta, seeks his costs at scale B from the date of receipt of the defendants’ first formal offer to settle in February 2012 or, alternatively, from the date of their second formal offer to settle in April 2012 pursuant to Rule 9-1(15) of the Supreme Court Civil Rules. The defendants do not seek double costs....

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26 Jun MacKay v. Jhulley

Posted at 00:00h in Uncategorised

             This case involves claims and counterclaims arising from an altercation between the parties which occurred during the late evening of April 24, 2011 at a residence located at 10708 Farms Road in Mission, BC. The parties recount radically different versions of the same event and the Court is required to determine the veracity and reliability of the evidence provided by the key witnesses....

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02 Jun Chow v. Slawter

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

            On April 14, 2015, the plaintiff settled her motor vehicle accident claim for $115,492.03 in damages, plus taxable costs and disbursements. Taxable costs and disbursements were to be agreed, or assessed. As an agreement could not be reached, this is the formal assessment....

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