THE COURT: The plaintiff, John Willis, was involved in a motor vehicle accident on May 1, 2012, when he was rear‑ended by a heavy truck trailer. The plaintiff subjectively experienced a number of symptoms, including pain and spasms in his neck, right arm, back, and hip, numbness and tingling in his extremities, headaches, and anxiety. His main ongoing concern relates to his mid and low back pain complaints....
The plaintiff claims damages for injuries suffered as a result of two separate motor vehicle accidents....
The background to this costs assessment commences when the plaintiff was involved in a motor vehicle accident on April 8, 2011....
THE COURT: This is an application brought by the plaintiff seeking to reopen the trial to adduce fresh evidence. The defendant opposes the application....
The plaintiff seeks damages for injuries she received in a motor vehicle collision that occurred near Sooke, British Columbia, on the afternoon April 14, 2011. Liability is not admitted....
The lone issue before me in this case is whether the defendant was negligent in driving his Porsche vehicle such that he struck the plaintiff while she was a pedestrian crossing Thurlow St. in downtown Vancouver. The plaintiff claims substantial injuries should the defendant be found to be negligent which injuries will be the topic of a further trial on damages should the defendant be found liable....
The plaintiff claims damages suffered from a heavy head-on motor vehicle collision (the Accident) that occurred on December 30, 2010. The plaintiff suffered multiple soft tissue injuries. These included multiple contusions, chest injuries and rib injuries. However, the lasting and most significant injuries alleged are as follows:a) mechanical neck pain with pain referred into the upper extremities, most notably the left shoulder and arm;b) mechanical lower back pain;c) a fractured left ring finger at the middle phalanx;d) soft tissue and nerve injury to the right knee, causing nerve and soft tissue pain;e) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD);f) depressive disorder with anxiety, chronic and severe; andg) multifactorial chronic pain disorder associated most notably for psychological factors and a general medical condition....
Rizwan Ali claims for damages he alleges he sustained in a motor vehicle accident on October 3, 2009, at the intersection of West 7th Avenue and Pine Street, Vancouver, B.C. Mr. Ali was stopped at the intersection when the defendant, Shirley Fineblit attempted to pass him on the left side. As Ms. Fineblit was attempting pass Mr. Ali, he turned left and her vehicle came into contact with his motorcycle. Both liability and quantum are at issue....
The plaintiff was injured on January 9, 2011 in a head on collision with a vehicle driven by the defendant, Julia Joseph (Joseph), and owned by the defendant, Joseph Titian. Liability was not an issue in this Rule 15-1 trial because the third party acknowledged that Joseph caused the accident which resulted in significant material damage to both vehicles. Neither defendant took any part in this litigation. The issues are: the nature and extent of the injuries caused by the accident, whether the plaintiff had recovered from his injuries by the summer of 2012, what is an appropriate award for non-pecuniary damages, what is the proper method for calculation of past wage loss, whether the plaintiff established his claim for diminished future earning capacity and how to calculate that loss, and whether the plaintiff established his claim for cost of future care and how that loss is to be calculated.Non-Pecuniary Damages...
The plaintiff Sandra Starrett is suing the defendant Ken Darcy Campbell for negligence. Mr. Campbell operates a horse-riding business, offering guided trail rides to customers....