01 Nov Parmar v. Lahay

             THE COURT:  This is an application pursuant to Rule 9‑7 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules.  This Action involves a motor vehicle accident on October 6, 2010.  I find that the special damages are $120.  There is no claim for loss of wages or any future loss of capacity.  The sole question is the quantum of the non-pecuniary damages which should be awarded....

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31 Oct Milliken v. Rowe

             The plaintiff, Kerry Milliken, was injured in a motor vehicle accident on August 20, 2007, in Roberts Creek on the Sunshine Coast near her home in Gibsons, British Columbia....

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21 Oct Hsu v. Williams

             This action arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on March 16, 2007, near the intersection of Granville Street and 41st Avenue, in Vancouver, B.C. (the “Accident”). ...

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20 Oct Dillon v. Montgomery

             At the conclusion of submissions, I dismissed the defendants’ application for an order that the plaintiff attend an independent medical examination with Dr. Alexander Moll. The application was brought on short notice given that the examination was scheduled for October 3, 2011....

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17 Oct Gilbert v. Bottle

             On March 8, 2005 the plaintiff, Ricci Lynn Gilbert, was injured in a motor vehicle accident in Williams Lake, British Columbia.  She was a passenger in the backseat of a vehicle driven by the defendant, Anthony Bottle, and owned by the defendant, Steven Whitford, when the accident occurred.  Mr. Bottle was impaired by alcohol when he approached a corner too quickly and lost control of the vehicle, which spun across the roadway and came to rest suspended off the ground against a fence.  Ms. Gilbert, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the rear hatch window and found unconscious on the ground below....

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29 Sep Fiorda v. Say

             Tina Fiorda sustained soft tissue injuries in two motor vehicle accidents, for which the defendants acknowledge liability.  The first accident, on April 20, 2008, was the less serious, and the parties agree that Ms. Fiorda’s injuries from that accident had almost completely resolved by the time of the second accident, on  August 2, 2009.  It is the effects of her injuries from the second accident which are the focus of this “fast-track” litigation....

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21 Sep Kooner v. Singh

             THE COURT:  This is an application brought on behalf of the defendant to have this matter transferred to the Provincial Court of British Columbia and, therefore, subject to the limit on damages of $25,000....

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20 Sep Henry v. Bennett

           Stephen Henry claims damages for injuries arising from a motor vehicle accident that occurred around 5:00 p.m. on September 17, 2008 at the intersection of King George Boulevard (“King George”) and 68th Avenue, in Surrey, B.C....

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15 Sep Felix v. Hearne

           The plaintiff was injured in a vehicle roll-over on July 8, 2006. The evidence heard during this proceeding was that she was driving east on Highway No. 1 near Langley, when her boyfriend, Mr. Hearne, grabbed the steering wheel causing the vehicle to leave the highway and overturn. Mr. Hearne was killed in the collision....

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