These reasons concern the assessment of the damages suffered by the plaintiff, Mr. Koltai, resulting from a car accident that happened May 7, 2011 in Langley, BC. The plaintiffs vehicle was struck from behind with considerable force and he claims to have suffered significant injuries that have completely disabled him and rendered him unable to work now or in the future. Liability for the collision is admitted by the defendant....
This is a summary trial application brought pursuant to Rule 9-7 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules, BC Reg, 168/2009 (the Rules) on behalf of certain defendants in this action who seek the dismissal of the plaintiffs claims against them. Brenlee Kemp (the Plaintiff) is suing the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority Ltd. (VCHA) and various medical doctors in relation to her mother, Shannon Kemps care and death in the Emergency Department of the Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) on June 28, 2007. Shannon Kemp was 88 years old and had been directed to go to the Emergency Department by an internal medicine specialist to whom she had been referred by her family doctor due to a decline in her health. There, Shannon Kemps condition deteriorated further until she died after efforts to resuscitate her failed....
On July 17, 2010, the plaintiff, Mr. Mohamed, suffered a fall while exiting the Aberdeen SkyTrain station in Richmond. Mr. Mohamed asserts that he was misled by signage above an escalator that said Way Out, and that depicted the figure of a person descending a set of stairs as well as an arrow that pointed downwards. The escalator was, in fact, ascending. Mr. Mohamed asserts that when he stepped onto the top step of the escalator, he lost his balance and fell, and that he thereby injured his right knee....
The plaintiff is a 44-year-old journeyman sheet-metal worker. At the time of the November 10, 2008 accident that occasioned the plaintiffs claim for injuries, he lived in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. He now lives in Kamloops. He is married, and has two teenaged children from a former marriage. 1 The Accident...
The plaintiff is an uncomplicated man who enjoys lifes simple pleasures, including those of hard physical labour....
This is an action for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident on May 5, 2012 at the intersection of Inverness Street and West 41st Avenue in Vancouver. The negligence of the Defendant, Christopher Higgins is admitted. The only issues are to the extent that the injuries suffered by Mr. Sequeira continued after August of 2012 and the damages available to Mr. Sequeira as the result of the negligence of Mr. Higgins.BACKGROUND...
The plaintiff, Mr. Grewal seeks damages arising from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on June 28, 2007 in the intersection of 64th Street and 200th Avenue, Langley, B.C. (the Accident). He was 26 years old at the time and is now 33 years old. Mr. Grewal was driving a 1997 Honda Civic and was attempting to turn left at the intersection; Mr. Naumann was driving a 2007 Dodge Ram pickup and was going through the intersection travelling in the opposing direction. Mr. Grewal was T-boned by Mr. Naumann on the passenger side of the Honda he was driving. Mr. Grewal was transported by ambulance to Langley Memorial hospital. Mr. Grewals vehicle was declared a total loss. The Dodge Ram sustained damage valued at $14,608.81. The plaintiff seeks damages for his injuries caused by the Accident including chronic pain around his right shoulder, right wrist, right knee, right ankle, and neck; and recurrence of depression. ...
This case involves the consequences to Ellen Hsu of a rear-end motor vehicle accident that she was involved in on April 5, 2010. Liability for the accident has been admitted on behalf of Elizabeth Choquette, the driver who caused it, and as a result the focus in the trial was on the nature and severity of the injuries that Ms. Hsu received and the extent of their impact on her life. The most significant issue in that regard is whether she now suffers from thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) because of the accident.2. EVIDENCE(a) Background...
This case involves claims and counterclaims arising from an altercation between the parties which occurred during the late evening of April 24, 2011 at a residence located at 10708 Farms Road in Mission, BC. The parties recount radically different versions of the same event and the Court is required to determine the veracity and reliability of the evidence provided by the key witnesses....
The plaintiff is a 24-year-old woman injured in a motor vehicle accident on June 12, 2009, at the intersection of Kingsway and Slocan Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. The defendant driver of the car in which the plaintiff was the right front seat passenger admits liability. The driver ran a red light and T-boned the other car in the intersection; the impact spinning their car around and into a streetlight standard. The plaintiff wore her seatbelt. She had no airbag on her side of the car....