02 Jan Raikou v. Spencer

             The plaintiff, Georgia Raikou, claims damages for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on April 15, 2011 (the “accident”). Liability for the accident is admitted....

Read More

03 Dec Reimer v. Roosters Country Cabaret Ltd.

             On the evening of September 12, 2009, Jacob Reimer consumed almost a dozen cans of beer and at approximately 1:00 a.m. the next morning, entered a night club known as Rooster’s Country Cabaret Ltd. (“Rooster’s”), which is located in a small shopping center in Pitt Meadows, B.C. At the time, Mr. Reimer was with his friend, Ryan Murchie, and two young women, all of whom had also been drinking alcohol, although not as excessively as had Mr. Reimer....

Read More

08 Nov Vance v. Cartwright

             THE COURT:  The plaintiff seeks a determination of liability for injuries sustained in a vehicle collision which occurred on June 5, 2010 at the intersection of 198th Street and 21st Avenue in Langley, B.C.  Liability was severed from damages by way of a consent order pronounced by Master MacNaughton dated October 15, 2103....

Read More

01 Nov Ladret v. Stephens

             The plaintiff Heather Ladret’s claim is for damages for personal injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident on July 2, 2009 on Vancouver Island on the Island Highway when the defendant, Natasha Grsic, turned in front of the plaintiff’s on-coming vehicle, resulting in a T-bone collision.  The plaintiff was injured in the accident.  Liability is admitted, and the issues at trial relate to the assessment of damages. ...

Read More

01 Nov Smith v. Both

             This action arises from a motor vehicle accident (“the Accident”) that occurred on July 11, 2009 in the Township of Langley, British Columbia....

Read More

02 Oct Vander Maeden v. Condon

              Introduction[1]             The plaintiff in these actions, Mr. Rudolphus (Rudy) Vander Maeden, sought an award of damages for injuries he claimed he suffered as a result of two accidents involving motor vehicles. Mr. Vander Maeden chose to have his claims tried by a court composed of a judge and jury and, by consent of all parties, both actions were tried together....

Read More

19 Sep Abbott v. Glaim

             This is an action for damages for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff, Joyce Abbott, as a result of an alleged assault that took place in the early morning of March 25, 2006. Ms. Abbott claims that she was pushed backwards down an outside set of stairs by the defendant Lucy Glaim. The incident took place at a house in Moricetown, British Columbia where Ms. Abbott and Ms. Glaim were both attending a house party....

Read More

03 Sep Stephenson v. Lee

             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....

Read More

13 Aug Langille v. Nguyen

             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....

Read More

22 Jul Plishka-Humphreys v. Bolen

             This is an assessment of damages arising out of an assault which took place on July 2, 2004, when the defendant Daniel Robert Bolen repeatedly punched the plaintiff in the head and face. On September 21, 2005, the defendant pled guilty to a charge of aggravated assault and was sentenced to 30 days to be served on weekends plus probation....

Read More