18 Apr Henry v. British Columbia (Attorney General)

             The plaintiff, Ivan Henry, applies to amend his notice of civil claim to particularize the circumstances in which Her Majesty the Queen in right of the Province of British Columbia (the “Province”) can be liable for breach of Mr. Henry’s rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the “Charter”)....

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18 Apr Moritz v. Schmitz

             The plaintiff Clarissa Moritz was the back-seat passenger in a motor vehicle, driven by defendant Amanda Hughes and owned by defendant Sheila Schmitz, on November 21, 2007 when it collided with a vehicle driven by the defendant Cody Vieira. Liability is admitted....

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18 Apr Gonzales v. Voskakis

             This motor vehicle case resulted in a modest award in favour of the plaintiff, Jennifer Gonzales, after a 12-day trial. Reasons were issued on February 13, 2013: Gonzales v. Voskakis, 2013 BCSC 215 (the “Reasons”)....

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12 Apr Sahota v. Ho

             The plaintiff, Prabraj Sahota, was injured in a motor vehicle accident (“the accident”), on September 29, 2001, at the intersection of Garden City Road and Cambie Street, in the City of Richmond, British Columbia, while riding as a rear seat passenger in a motor vehicle owned and operated by his father, Rajinder Singh Sahota, the Guardian Ad Litem.  Liability for the accident is admitted....

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10 Apr Wattar v. Lu

             The plaintiff’s and the defendant’s cars collided at the intersection of First Avenue and Rupert Street in Vancouver on January 6, 2010. Both liability and damages are in issue. The parties agree that they collided as the plaintiff was driving through the intersection and the defendant was making a left turn. They agree on very little else....

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09 Apr Gu v. Friesen

             This trial was about liability for an injury that 11-year-old Jacqueline Gu suffered during an outdoor recess break at Southridge School in Surrey on November 21, 2008....

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08 Apr Schenker v. Scott

             On July 17, 2009, the plaintiff, Sarah Schenker, was riding as a front seat passenger in a van owned and operated by the defendant, Lianne Margaret Scott. Ms. Scott and Ms. Schenker were travelling to Vancouver on the Trans Canada Highway (the “Highway”), near Lytton, British Columbia, when Ms. Scott’s vehicle left the Highway, went over an embankment to a road below, and then rolled down another embankment, landing close to the railway tracks (the “accident”)....

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03 Apr Gillam v. Wiebe

             This is an assessment of damages in relation to personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff, Jennifer Gillam, in a motor vehicle accident that occurred February 26, 2009. Liability for the accident is admitted by the defendants....

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03 Apr Wiebe v. Douglas

             By notice of application filed October 24, 2012, the defendant sought orders for disclosure, together with costs in any event of the cause. The orders sought in the notice of application, Part 1, paragraphs 1, 3, 4 and 5 were resolved between the plaintiff and the defendant. The order sought in Part 1, paragraph 2 of the notice of application is as follows:2.         BC Ambulance Service shall make available for examination, on a mutually agreeable date and time, the employees identified on the Patient Care Report, as employee #76561 with the initials LE and employee #49322, initials DR, being the driver and ambulance attendant who attended the scene of the subject accident....

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28 Mar Bae v. Vasquez

             On April 13, 2010, the 2001 Toyota Corolla sedan driven by Ms. Bae was struck from behind by the 2002 Toyota Sienna van driven by the defendant, Mr. Vasquez.  The plaintiff suffered soft tissue injuries to her neck, shoulders and lower back and is seeking non-pecuniary damages, special damages and damages for loss or impairment of the capacity to do housework.  The defendant admits his negligence caused the collision but he disputes the nature, severity and duration of the injuries that the plaintiff alleges; and the quantum of damages claimed.FACTS...

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