19 Sep Eckford v. Van Der Woude

             This is an action by the plaintiff, Kathryn Eckford, under the Wills Variation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 490 (the “Act”), for a declaration that the will of Johan Gerard Van Der Woude also known as John Garry Vanderwood (the “Testator”) did not make adequate provision for the proper maintenance and support of Ms. Eckford. Ms. Eckford seeks an order varying the will on terms this Court thinks are adequate, just and equitable in the circumstances....

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19 Sep Heyman v. South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority

             The plaintiff, Russell Heyman, claims damages for personal injuries resulting from an incident that occurred on April 26, 2010 at the Park Royal Mall in West Vancouver when he was struck by a bus. The bus was part of the Blue Bus fleet that operates in and around West Vancouver and was owned and operated by the defendant Corporate District of West Vancouver under a contract with the defendant South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority, also known as Translink. The defendant Simon Cooper was the driver of the bus at the time of the accident....

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17 Sep Kumanan v. Achim

             This is an assessment of the costs of the Plaintiff, Janicirani Kumanan, following the settlement of personal injury litigation.  The only issue still contested on this assessment is her entitlement to recover the costs of an MRI examination done by Access MRI on November 2, 2011 at a cost of $2,015....

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17 Sep Fontaine v. Van Kampen

             This proceeding arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on September 2, 2007 in Kamloops, British Columbia (the “Accident”).  Liability for the Accident has been admitted....

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16 Sep Dick v. Coquitlam (City)

             The City of Coquitlam applies pursuant to Rule 9-7 of the Rules of Court for dismissal of this claim on the basis that the plaintiffs have failed to comply with statutory and bylaw requirements of the City for the development of their property and the City is entitled in law to enforce the requirements of those statutes and bylaws and has therefore breached no duty of care to the plaintiffs....

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12 Sep Miles v. Kumar

             On the morning of October 20, 2007, Sapna Seema Kumar was the driver and lone occupant of a car travelling eastbound along Grandview Highway in Vancouver. As Ms Kumar neared Slocan Street she struck Sky Miles. Mr. Miles was riding a bicycle at the time, and just prior to the collision he had moved into Ms Kumar’s lane of travel in preparation for a left turn onto Slocan Street....

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10 Sep Brownrigg v. Tamburri

             THE COURT:  This is an application to add two defendants under Rule 6‑2(7).  This involved a boating accident in 2002, when one of the present named defendants, Stephen Tamburri, was operating a jet boat, and his friend, the plaintiff, Mr. Brownrigg, was a passenger on the boat.  Apparently the jet craft crashed into a tree, resulting in rather severe injuries to Mr. Brownrigg....

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