On June 25, 2010, a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle driven by the defendant, Denny Wai-Keung Lee (Mr. Lee) at around 11:00 p.m. in Vancouver, B.C. The pedestrian, Jose Daniel Perez-Alarcon (Mr. Alarcon) sustained a brain injury. I have been advised he is unable to form the capacity to testify. His sister is his litigation guardian. When I refer to the plaintiff I am referring to Mr. Alarcon....
The plaintiff, Streeper Contracting Ltd., hauls oil rig equipment between lease sites in the oil and gas fields of northeastern British Columbia. One of its heavy commercial trucks, Unit 50, collided head-on with another vehicle in December 2005. The accident caused serious injury to the driver of Unit 50, the death of the third party driver, and the loss of both commercial vehicles. The defendant, ICBC, denies coverage on the basis that Unit 50 was operating outside of its insurance coverage, and on the basis of a misstatement made to ICBC by Streeper Contractings president....
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...
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....
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 defendants vehicle. The defendant admits the accident took place but denies that there were injuries that justify significant damages.Background...
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....
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)....
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 defendants car when, according to her, she had the right of way....
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....
On October 5, 2006, after classes at South Okanagan Secondary School (the school) had ended for the day, Makwalla Hall assaulted Tylor Jackson in a school corridor. The two boys were in the ninth grade at the time. The assault consisted of a single punch to the left side of Tylors head, causing him to fall backwards and strike his head on a window. Most unfortunately, Tylor sustained a traumatic brain injury from the blow and it has left him mentally and physically compromised....