The infant plaintiff was sexually assaulted by the adult defendant while the plaintiff was in and near the residence of the defendant and his wife playing with his son. He pled guilty to criminal charges of sexual assault and was sentenced. The issue in these proceedings is the assessment of damages flowing from eight incidents of sexual assault....
The plaintiff claims damages for injuries he suffered during a motor vehicle accident that occurred on April 13, 2012 (MVA). He was a passenger in the back seat of a vehicle driven by his common-law partner, Ms. Anne Butler when it was struck at an intersection by the defendants vehicle....
The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident on November 13, 2010. The defendants admitted liability for the accident. The trial was for assessment of damages.Facts...
This is an assessment of the plaintiffs bill of costs following a mediated settlement of the personal injury action. That settlement was reached two business days before the commencement of a nine-day trial and included an agreement that the defendant pay the plaintiffs reasonable costs. The parties have been able to agree on the majority of tariff items and disbursements claimed in the bill. Remaining at issue are the number of units to be allowed for tariff items 1, 2, 6, 10, 11, 14, 17, 32 and 46 and charges for the following disbursements: the functional capacity report and cost of future care report of Back in Motion Functional Assessments Inc., the witness cancellation fee issued by Back in Motion when the action settled shortly before trial, and the vocational report of Trainor Vocational Consulting Corp.Background Facts...
The plaintiff seeks damages for injuries she received as a pedestrian when she was struck in a crosswalk by a pickup truck driven by the defendant. The defendant admits liability for the incident....
On March 28, 2010 Mr. Havens was riding his motorcycle on a round trip to Squamish from his home in Vancouver. He was accompanied by a friend, Gordon Austrom, who was on his own motorcycle. On the return trip to Vancouver Mr. Havens' motorcycle went down near the on-ramp to the Lions Gate Bridge from Marine Drive. Mr. Havens was rendered unconscious and sustained brain injury. No vehicle stopped to acknowledge involvement in the accident....
The plaintiff, Young Ja Park, was injured in a motor vehicle accident on July 10, 2009. The defendants admitted liability for the accident. As a consequence of the accident, the plaintiff suffered soft tissue injuries, primarily to her neck and back. She went on to develop chronic pain disorder and lapsed into an episode of clinical depression of moderate severity lasting from 2010 to the spring or summer months of 2012....
This matter is before the court by way of a Special Case pursuant to Rule 9-3 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules, B.C. Reg. 168/2009....
This part of this Trial only deals with the question of liability. A vehicle driven by Mr. Pavan and a vehicle driven by Mr. Guolo collided at the intersection of Davie and Hornby Streets on the morning of Wednesday, September 22, 2010. The collision was caused by one or both of the vehicles entering the intersection while the traffic light facing them was red. Mr. Pavan was the only occupant in his 2001 Volkswagen Jetta. The 2004 Ford Excursion being driven by Mr. Guolo was occupied by Mr. Guolo and the Plaintiffs, Julie K. Savage-Wade, Patrick William Evans, Cheryl Skaar, Dean E. Butler and Edonna A. Fisher. Those Plaintiffs were being driven to the airport so that they could be the flight crew of a departing Delta Airlines flight. The vehicle being driven by Mr. Guolo was owned by Canusa Limos Ltd. and Brown Bros Motor Lease Ltd....
Andrew Ferguson was injured in a car accident six years ago, on October 23, 2009, when he was 21 years old. The injuries were not catastrophic, but he has some lasting symptoms. This case is about determining the nature of his injuries, their impact on his life, and any damages that flow....