22 Nov Levens v. Lehmann

             In the late afternoon of September 28, 2009, the plaintiff, Susan Levens, was driving her motor vehicle on Fortune Drive in Kamloops, British Columbia. Her partner, Richard King, was sitting beside her in the passenger seat of her vehicle. Ms. Levens and Mr. King were both wearing their seatbelts....

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22 Nov Nair v. Cindric

             This is a claim for damages for personal injuries suffered as a result of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on December 23, 2009 (the “accident”) at the intersection of 96 Avenue and Scott Road in Surrey, British Columbia. Liability is not in issue....

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20 Nov MacKandy-Gray v. London Drugs Limited

             The plaintiff in this action, Marlene MacKandy-Gray, seeks a finding of liability and damages against the defendant, London Drugs Limited, for injuries she sustained when she fell in the London Drugs store premises located in the Spall Plaza at 400 - 1950 Harvey Avenue in Kelowna, British Columbia.  The incident took place around 11:00 a.m. on December 26, 2008....

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20 Nov Lourenco v. Pham

             Vera Lourenco seeks damages in respect of injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident (“MVA”) on November 25, 2009. Ms. Lourenco was a pedestrian who was hit by the defendant Tommy Pham who was the driver of a 2008 Honda Civic, owned by Dinh Cuong Pham. He turned his car into the intersection of Grandview Highway and Renfrew Street in Vancouver and struck the left side of Ms. Lourenco’s body while she was a pedestrian in a crosswalk. The defendants admit liability for the accident.FactsBefore the Accident...

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04 Nov Walker v. Doe

             The defendant, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, seeks various cost orders against either counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. Harding, or against the plaintiff, Jason Walker. The application arises from my having declared a mistrial. A new trial date has been set for June 9, 2014. Counsel for each of Mr. Harding and the plaintiff argue that the issue of costs, arising from the mistrial, should be dealt with by the trial judge who ultimately hears this matter....

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04 Nov Visona v. Stewart

             The plaintiff, Ms. Visona, claims damages arising from a low-impact collision which occurred on November 23, 2009 in Surrey, B.C. (“the accident”). Liability is admitted and only causation and the extent of various heads of damage were in issue at trial. Ms. Visona seeks damages for pain and suffering, special damages, and damages for loss of past and future income.I.                 FactsA.              The Accident...

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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....

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01 Nov Pond v. Bucsis

             In this personal injury action, the plaintiff seeks damages for injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on November 12, 2007. On that day the defendant, Donna Bucsis, backed into the plaintiff’s vehicle in the parking lot of a recycling depot in Vernon, B.C. The defendant admits primary liability for the accident, but argues that the plaintiff was contributorily negligent....

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