The issue in this case is whether, and to what extent, Mr. Brugger is obliged to repay the benefits he received as a member of the IWA - Forest Industry Long Term Disability Plan (the Plan)....
On May 5, 2013, Mr. Wong was driving in Abbotsford to meet a real estate client. He was stopped at a red light when the vehicle behind his vehicle was hit by a truck and was pushed into the back of his vehicle. He sustained soft tissue injury to his neck which has not completely resolved by the time of trial which is two years and seven months later. Mr. Wong was 69 years of age at the time of the accident and in very good health. His health remains good but he still suffers from periodic neck pain and stiffness....
The trial of this personal injury action commenced on October 21, 2013 and continued for six days. On October 10, 2014, I issued Reasons for Judgment, (2014 BCSC 1915). I awarded the plaintiff, Mr. Zhao, $12,000 for special damages, $9,700 for the cost of future care, and $70,000 for non-pecuniary losses, for a total award of $91,700....
In the mid‑morning of December 16, 2010, the plaintiff, Daniel Anderson, was stopped in a construction zone on Highway 1 when a Ford Ranger SUV, driven by the defendant, crashed into the back of his Jeep Wrangler (the Accident)....
Mr. Harry Sangra, an 85 year old plaintiff (born on November 3, 1930), was the unfortunate victim of a hit and run collision caused solely by the fault of the defendant, Scott Lima. The collision took place on February 23, 2014, while Mr. Sangra was standing at a bus shelter near the intersection of 75A Avenue and 120th Street (also known as Scott Road) in Surrey, British Columbia. Mr. Sangra had been visiting his younger brother in Surrey and was waiting for a bus to return to his home in Vancouver. Mr. Sangra was an exceptionally healthy and active 83 year old married man when Mr. Lima struck him. He suffered devastating injuries, including a brain injury, which nearly cost him his life....
On October 31, 2008 Stirling Grassick was 16 years old. He and a friend were walking along KLO Road in Kelowna, when they were struck from the rear by a vehicle driven by the defendant Ann Swansburg. Stirling suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) described as moderate at best, and on the borderline of moderate/severe at worst. He has difficulties with memory, processing speed, focus, cognitive inefficiency, fatigue, anxiety, and depression....
This is an action for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident which occurred January 26, 2011 (the Accident). The defendants have admitted liability....
The plaintiff slipped on a wet floor in the bathroom of the Nanaimo Burger King restaurant on May 4, 2010 and injured his right shoulder and right knee. The plaintiff initiated proceedings against several defendants but the proceedings against Fernco Developments Ltd., Norco Developments Ltd. and Burger King Restaurants of Canada Inc. were all discontinued. The only remaining defendant is Seacastle Enterprises Inc.ISSUES1) Liability2) General damages3) Loss of earning capacityLIABILITYThe Facts...
Satvinder Singh Bhandal claims damages for personal injuries he suffered in a car accident on April 29, 2011. Mr. Bhandal was in his vehicle in the left northbound lane on No. 3 Road in Richmond just south of the intersection with Williams Road, waiting or starting to turn left into a mall parking lot, when he was rear-ended by a vehicle driven by the defendant, Daniel Kane Charlebois....
This action claims damages for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on June 1, 2012 at the intersection of No. 5 and Bath Roads in Richmond, B.C. At that time the plaintiff was driving his van northbound in the center lane on No. 5 Road when the defendant left the westbound stop sign at the T-intersection intending to make a left turn south onto No. 5 Road. The defendant drove into the path of the plaintiff's oncoming vehicle and a violent collision ensued....