09 Oct Yick v. Johnson

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             On October 21, 2006, the plaintiff Loretta Yick was severely injured in a motor vehicle accident. At the time of the accident, Ms. Yick was sitting in the front passenger seat of a car being driven by her husband, the defendant Martin Li. They were on their way to a dinner out. At approximately 6 p.m. Mr. Li entered the intersection of Lougheed Highway and Dewdney Trunk Road in Coquitlam. While the Li car was in that intersection, it was struck on the passenger side by a Ford F250 pickup truck (the “Truck”) being driven by the defendant, Nils Christopher Johnson....

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04 Oct Middelaer v. Berner

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff claims damages arising from a motor vehicle accident which occurred on May 17, 2008 in Delta, B.C. (the “Accident”). This application is to add the Corporation of Delta (“Delta”) as a defendant in this action and for leave to file an amended notice of civil claim which will include the allegations against Delta. This matter is contested by Delta as the application to add Delta is being brought outside the limitation period within which an action can be commenced against Delta....

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28 Sep Kilian v. Valentin

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             Jennifer Kilian was injured in a motor vehicle accident in Vancouver on February 1, 2008, when her car was struck by a large semi-trailer truck driven by Cory Valentin and owned by Berezay Trucking Inc....

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27 Sep Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. v. Canadian National Railway Company

Posted at 00:00h in Uncategorised

             On July 5, 2005, a train owned and operated by the defendant Canadian National Railway Company (“CN”) derailed near Avola, British Columbia. That train was carrying certain aircraft parts owned by the plaintiff Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (“MHI”) and as a result of the derailment, one of those parts was severely damaged....

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27 Sep Pennock v. Aerostar International

Posted at 00:00h in Uncategorised

             These proceedings arise from a tragic hot air balloon fire that occurred on August 24, 2007, in Surrey, British Columbia. In this action the pilot is seeking damages for personal injuries that he says resulted from the negligence of the manufacturer of the balloon....

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27 Sep Pollitt v. Duke

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             THE COURT:  The defence in this personal injury action seeks an order pursuant to Rule 7‑6(2) and (3) of the Rules of Court that the plaintiff undergo another independent medical examination and that she answer any relevant questions posed to her by the examining physician....

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24 Sep Henry v. British Columbia (Attorney General)

Posted at 00:00h in Uncategorised

             On March 15, 1983, a jury convicted the plaintiff, Ivan Henry, of ten sexual offence counts involving eight complainants. On November 23, 1983 the trial judge declared the plaintiff a dangerous offender and sentenced him to an indefinite period of incarceration....

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21 Sep Mayervich v Sadeghipour

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             THE COURT:  This is an assessment of damages sustained by Betty Mayervich as the result of a motor vehicle collision that occurred on May 17, 2007.  Liability for that collision has been admitted on behalf of the defendants.  At issue is the nature, extent, and effect of Mrs. Mayervich's injuries. Background...

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