Ms. Xuan Han claims damages arising from a motor vehicle accident that occurred November 23, 2008, in Surrey. Ms. Han was walking in a marked crosswalk southbound across 72nd Avenue at 126th Street when she was struck by a vehicle driven by the defendant Harbeen Chahal, and owned by her father, the defendant Jagdish Chahal....
This is an application by the defendant Stephen Payne to have the issue of liability severed from the other issues in this litigation. If successful on the severance application, he seeks to have the issue of liability resolved by way of summary trial....
The plaintiff, Glenn Loft, claims for damages for injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident which occurred October 2, 2007. Liability is admitted....
The plaintiff seeks a reconsideration of my award of costs included in my reasons for judgment given January 25, 2013. At para. 86 of those reasons for judgment I made the following award:As there has been divided success on the issues, I award the plaintiff 50% of her costs under Scale B....
THE REGISTRAR: I have before me for assessment three separate bills of costs prepared by the defendants following a trial conducted by Mr. Justice Kelleher in respect of three different motor vehicle accidents in which the plaintiff was involved....
On March 31, 2010 the plaintiff, Trevor Nelson, was cycling in the eastbound curb lane through the intersection of Hastings and Nanaimo Streets in Vancouver when he collided with a large right-turning truck (the "Accident"). The truck was driven by the defendant, Joseph Conarroe, and owned by the defendant, Lafarge Canada Inc. After signalling his intention to do so, Mr. Conarroe turned right from Hastings onto Nanaimo without noticing Mr. Nelson on his bicycle nearby before, during or immediately after the Accident. The truck struck and dragged Mr. Nelson along the roadway until Mr. Conarroe was alerted to what had happened by bystanders waving and calling out....
This proceeding arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on March 8, 2008 (the Accident)....
THE COURT: The plaintiff sues for compensation for injuries sustained in a car accident. Liability for the accident is admitted, but the defendants take the position that the mechanism of the accident could not have caused the injuries claimed by the plaintiff. Causation is thus in issue, as is the amount of damages.BACKGROUND...
The plaintiff has asked the Court to order the defendant, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) to reinstate temporary total disability benefits (TTDs) ICBC had been paying her until the adjuster ended them on April 19, 2012. ICBC has refused to pay any further amounts since then....
The plaintiff, Donna Langille, was involved in three motor vehicle accidents in 2004, 2009, and 2010. Ms. Langille claims that she suffered injuries in all the accidents ‒ in particular, chronic back and shoulder pain and a mild brain injury ‒ which affect her and restrict her activities to this day. She claims damages for non‑pecuniary loss, past income loss, future income loss, future cost of care and the value of services provided....