10 Nov Hinder v. Yellow Cab Company Ltd.

            Tanja Hinder (“the Plaintiff”) is suing the Yellow Cab Company Ltd. (“the Defendant Company”) and Sukhdev Singh Pannu (“the Defendant Driver”) for damages in relation to injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident (“the accident”) that occurred on December 16, 2010 in Vancouver, BC....

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03 Nov Gonopolsky v. Hammerston

             The plaintiff has asked the Court to determine if the plaintiff had sufficient reason to commence her personal injury action in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, and thereby entitle her to costs of the action pursuant to Rule 14-1(10) of the Supreme Court Civil Rules, B.C. Reg. 168/2009 and to costs of the application. The defendant opposes the application....

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27 Oct Tomana v. Galvin

            THE COURT:  On the morning of 20 August 2010, Ms. Tomana was driving her car southbound on Blanshard Street in Saanich, B.C. In the car with her, seated in the passenger's seat, was her husband Balraj Singh Tomana. While stopped at a traffic light at the intersection of Blanshard and Saanich Road, Ms. Tomana's vehicle was struck from behind by a vehicle being driven by the defendant, Mr. Galvin....

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21 Oct Litt v. Hassan

             The plaintiff, a taxi driver, claims damages for injuries he suffered in two separate motor vehicle collisions involving his taxi vehicle (“Taxi”)....

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19 Oct Picco v. British Columbia (Attorney General)

             The plaintiff, Thomas Lane Picco, claims damages for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident (the “Accident”) that occurred on July 1, 2009. The plaintiff’s vehicle, a GMC Yukon, was struck by a police car which propelled the plaintiff’s vehicle into the path of an oncoming car that struck his truck head on....

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15 Oct Gamble v. Brown

             This is an application by the defendant for an order that the plaintiff, Michelle Gamble, sign an authorization addressed to Todd Wytrychowski and Horne Wytrychowski of Airdrie, Alberta, the former solicitors of the plaintiff. The defendant’s proposed authorization is in the following words:production of any part of your file in respect of my motor vehicle accident which took place in Alberta on March 19, 2009 which refers to defines, describes or comments upon the nature and extent of my injuries arising from that accident and the effects of that accident on my physical and mental health and, in particular, any mediation brief, settlement letter, file memo, communication or similar document in that regard...

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08 Oct Benavides v. Doe

            The plaintiff, Manuel Benavides, brings this action to recover damages for injuries he claims to have suffered as a passenger on a bus operated by the defendant, South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority, doing business as Translink and/or Coast Mountain Bus Company Limited (“Translink”).  Mr. Benavides, who is now 76 years old, claims that he fell on January 1, 2012 when the bus on Translink's route number eight stopped suddenly as it travelled north on Fraser Street in East Vancouver, near 22nd Avenue....

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01 Oct Williams v. Gallagher

             Steven Williams claims damages for personal injuries he suffered in a car accident on April 4, 2010. He was in the back seat of a motor vehicle being driven by his mother when they were rear ended by a motor vehicle driven by the defendant, Michael Gallagher. Mr. Williams initially named both his mother and Mr. Gallagher as defendants, but liability has been admitted by Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Williams has discontinued the action against his mother....

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01 Oct Lane v. Wahl

             Gerald Lane was born on January 30, 1953. He is a qualified carpenter who worked at that occupation until he was injured in a motor vehicle accident on July 7, 2008. Since that time, he has been unable to work at that occupation as a result of injuries suffered in three successive motor vehicle accidents....

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