06 Mar Van Gils v. Grandmaison

             This is an application by the plaintiff, Mr. Van Gils, for an advance on the damages that he expects to receive in his motor vehicle accident trial. Mr. Van Gils was injured in that accident on April 26, 2008. Liability for it has been admitted by the defendants....

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04 Mar Murphy v. Obrien

             The plaintiff seeks damages for personal injuries arising from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on May 17, 2007. Liability is admitted by the defendant.Agreed Statement of Facts...

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01 Mar Farand v. Seidel

             On August 7, 2009, in Victoria B.C., the plaintiff, Ms. Jayde Farand, was struck by a motor vehicle driven by the defendant, Mr. Rolf Seidel, while crossing Cook Street in a marked pedestrian crosswalk (the “Accident”). It was about midday. The weather was overcast but dry. The posted speed limit in this area of Cook Street, near May Street, is 30 kph....

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28 Feb Combs v. Bergen

             The plaintiff seeks damages as a result of a motor vehicle accident in September 2009. She continues to have neck pain, lower back pain and headaches. Her vehicle was rear ended by the defendant’s vehicle. The defendant admits the accident took place but denies that there were injuries that justify significant damages.Background...

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27 Feb Datoc v. Raj

             The plaintiff, Roderick Paul Datoc, was involved in a collision with a vehicle driven by the defendant, Ram Raj, on July 28, 2008 at the intersection of 84th Avenue and 128th Street in Surrey.  Each driver testified that he entered the intersection on a green light, and no other witnesses to the accident were called.  The defendant denies liability, but says that if he was negligent, the plaintiff was contributorily negligent because he was speeding and “timing” the light just before entering the intersection....

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22 Feb Sekhon v. Nguyen

             The plaintiff, Harjiv Singh Sekhon, claims damages arising from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on March 18, 2006. Mr. Sekhon was 14 years old at the time of the accident. He was a middle seat passenger in a van driven by his aunt, Manjit Gill, that was struck from behind by the vehicle driven by the defendant, Dung Van Nguyen....

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20 Feb Chingcuangco v. Herback

             On September 15, 2008, the plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle she owned and which was being driven by her then boyfriend, the defendant Edgardo Lumjuco Rafael (“Rafael”).  At the intersection of 88th Avenue and 156th Street, Surrey, British Columbia, her vehicle collided with a vehicle owned and operated by the defendant Matthew Daniel Herback (“Herback”)....

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18 Feb Bulatovic v. Siebert

             The plaintiff seeks damages for neck pain and headaches she claims as a result of being hit by a vehicle driven by the defendant. The plaintiff was a pedestrian in a crosswalk on November 23, 2009. She was hit by the defendant’s car when, according to her, she had the right of way....

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15 Feb Schafer v. Whiteley

             In this trial, the plaintiff Natalie Krystle Schafer claims damages for personal injuries which she sustained as the result of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on May 5, 2010, in Nanaimo. The plaintiff alleges that the accident was caused solely by the negligent driving of the defendant Kaitlyn Whiteley. The claim against the defendant Karen Whiteley alleges vicarious liability on the ground that she was the registered owner of the vehicle being driven by Kaitlyn Whiteley. Both liability and damages are in issue.The Issue of LiabilityThe Accident...

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13 Feb Gonzales v. Voskakis

             On September 16, 2008, the plaintiff, Jennifer Gonzales, was in her vehicle waiting to enter onto a highway when she was rear-ended by the defendant, Stavros Voskakis. Both parties described the impact as slight or, as Ms. Gonzales particularly described it, a “minor fender bender”....

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