On the afternoon of October 28, 2004, the plaintiff, a 17 year-old labourer at a window manufacturing company and part-time university student, attended at the Chilliwack General Hospital emergency department for suturing of a laceration he had sustained at work. He was discharged from hospital the next morning with sutures in his hand, a basal skull fracture, and a significant brain injury....
THE COURT: In this personal injury action, the defendant seeks leave to make use of at trial various medical‑legal reports prepared in relation to an earlier action brought by the plaintiff. That action was resolved at a trial in 2007 before a judge and jury. Mr. Farquhar was defence counsel in the earlier action, but the plaintiff was represented by another lawyer....
This is an application on behalf of the Attorney General of Canada (the Attorney General) to strike out certain portions of the Notice of Civil Claim (Notice) of Robert Callen (the plaintiff)....
On July 5, 2012, I rendered judgment for the plaintiff in this personal injury case that arose out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on December 5, 2008. The reasons are indexed at 2012 BCSC 974. The plaintiff was awarded damages totaling $83,937, broken down as follows:Special damages: $2,937;Non-pecuniary damages: $50,000;Past wage loss: $7,000;Future loss of earning capacity: $23,000; andCost of future care: $1,000....
In the early evening of June 23, 2008 the plaintiff Erin McRoy (formerly known as Jason Michael Currie) was driving a yellow and white taxi (the Taxi) en route to the City of Vernon when he attempted to turn left onto Highway 97 at the intersection with Meadowlark Road (the Intersection). At the same time, the defendant Allan Sharp was driving a delivery van (the Van) owned by the defendant Karen Lorraine Taylor northbound on Highway 97 approaching the Intersection. The Taxi crossed over a portion of Highway 97 with the intention of turning left into the southbound lane when the Van collided with the drivers side of the Taxi in the northbound left/center lane. The impact caused enormous damage to both vehicles and the plaintiff was seriously injured. The issue to be resolved in this trial is to what degree, if any, the accident was caused by the negligence of the defendant Sharp.Evidence...
On January 21, 2009, Gaspere Bossio was rear-ended while driving on Como Lake Road in Coquitlam. He suffered soft tissue injuries in the accident which had an immediate and significant impact on him. The defendant driver, Ms. Yee Li, has admitted liability. The trial proceeded before me for an assessment of damages. The parties do not have significant disputes between them regarding the facts. The defendant does not take issue with the plaintiffs credibility. There are limited disputes about the medical findings. Those disputes relate to whether Mr. Bossio has substantially recovered from his injuries and whether he is suffering from a chronic pain disorder. Accordingly, the real issues in this case are the extent to which Mr. Bossio has, to date, recovered from his injuries, and the extent to which he is likely to continue to experience episodic pain and have functional difficulties as a result of those injuries....
THE COURT: This action arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred July 31, 2008. The plaintiff was driving her 1998 GMC Safari minivan, travelling in a T-intersection, when the defendant entered the intersection on a red light and collided with the plaintiff's vehicle on the driver's side. There was $3,643.06 damage to the plaintiff's vehicle. Liability is admitted. At issue is what injuries the plaintiff suffered in the accident, the impact of these injuries on the plaintiff, and quantum of damages....
This is a trial of two actions. By Master McNaughtons order dated August 12, 2012, the two actions are being tried at the same time....
The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident in September 2004. In October 2005, he initiated a civil claim against the defendants....
The plaintiff, Ms. Rollheiser, and her husband Brian were involved in a motor vehicle accident on July 26, 2008 as they were driving eastbound on Highway 1 approaching the 232 Street exit in Langley, British Columbia. The vehicle driven by Stephen Major, the defendant, was also driving eastbound on Highway 1 and he collided with the Rollheiser vehicle....