On June 21, 2001 in Savona, British Columbia, 13‑year‑old Tanner Bendzak was seriously injured when an aluminum irrigation pipe that he and his friend Connor Bohnet were raising came into contact with a high voltage power line running above a field on Connor's property....
The plaintiff, Jason Sean Nadeau, was injured on July 1, 2005, when he was struck by a motor vehicle. He was attending a music concert at an outdoor venue called The Bluffs. The Bluffs are located on an Indian Reserve on the west side of Lake Okanagan, directly across the lake from the City of Kelowna. This trial deals only with the issue of liability with regard to the parties who are represented and participated in the trial. Counsel have agreed that the issue of damages, if there is liability, can be dealt with by a judge other than myself....
The plaintiff, Patricia Stovel, was injured in a motor vehicle collision in Nanaimo, B.C., on September 2, 2009. The defendants admit liability for the accident and further admit that Ms. Stovel sustained some injury, loss and damage as a result of the accident. At issue is the extent of those injuries the accident caused to Ms. Stovel, or to which it contributed by way of aggravating pre-existing conditions, and the quantum of damages to be awarded to Ms. Stovel in the circumstances.Background...
Sharon Rozendaal claims damages for soft tissue injury to her neck and shoulder area and resulting cervicogenic headaches as a result of two separate motor vehicle accidents on October 19, 2007 and February 10, 2008, the second accident aggravating injuries from the first....
This is a personal injury claim arising out of three separate motor vehicle accidents in which the plaintiff was a passenger. The position of the defendants is that although liability is admitted, the plaintiff is not a credible witness and has failed to mitigate her damages, and therefore is only entitled to a modest award....
This action arises from a motor vehicle accident (the Accident) which occurred on August 21, 2008. The plaintiff was walking in a mall parking lot and was struck by the defendants vehicle. In reasons for judgment indexed at Russell v. Parks, 2012 BCSC 1128, I found the plaintiff to be two-thirds contributorily negligent. I assessed his damages at $85,000. The award against the defendant, accordingly, was $28,305....
This matter involves a motor vehicle accident that occurred on December 4, 2006, near the intersection of Hornby Street and Smithe Street in Vancouver, B.C (the 2006 Accident). The plaintiff, Pamela Perry, was rear-ended by a Purolator delivery vehicle driven by the defendant, Arturo Vargas....
Alan Lennox was injured in a car accident on August 16, 2003, when his car was struck by the defendants car at the intersection of E 12th Avenue and Fraser Street in Vancouver (the accident). The defendant entered the intersection against a red light and hit the front left side of Mr. Lennoxs car. Liability for the accident is admitted by the defendant....
Kelvin Beagle was injured in a car accident on July 8, 2007. The defendants have admitted liability; at issue is the assessment of damages.Background...
This trial concerned the assessment of damages for soft tissue injuries sustained by Ms. McKay in three motor vehicle accidents between March 2008 and March 2009. In all three collisions a vehicle driven by Ms. McKay was struck from the rear. Liability has been admitted on behalf of all defendants and the court has not been asked to apportion causation for the damages claimed between the three defendants....