This case raises a number of legal and factual issues, but the foremost question is, in what circumstances will police officers be subject to a private law duty of care for acts or omissions committed in the exercise of their public responsibility to preserve the peace and prevent the commission of offences?...
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....
The plaintiff claims damages for injuries and loss sustained in a motor vehicle collision which occurred August 12, 2008 at Mary Hill Bypass and Kingsway, Port Coquitlam, B.C....
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). ...
This is a personal injury action. Ms. Elizabeth Amanda Paradis was in a motor vehicle accident on December 24, 2007 at the intersection of 134th St. and 81B Ave., in Surrey, B.C. (the Accident). This proceeding was brought under Rule 15-1 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules....
The plaintiff, Arthur Drodge, was injured in a car accident on October 22, 2006....
Mr. Dobre, the twenty-year-old plaintiff, was injured in a car-bicycle accident on July 14, 2008. His most serious injury was a right thumb Bennett fracture. This involves a fracture of the base of the thumb where it joins the wrist joint. It was an intra-articular fracture, which means the breakage involved the joint surfaces. This injury continues to cause him problems. He suffered some other injuries as well. He quickly recovered from his scrapes and bruises but continues to suffer neck and upper back symptoms that the defendant says are unrelated to the accident....
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. Fiordas 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....
In this case I am asked to assess the quantum of damages and costs to be awarded to the plaintiff, Elvis Besic, against the defendant, Zoltan Kerenyi. Mr. Besics claim arises out of an assault and battery that took place on July 2, 2003. Mr. Besic obtained default judgment against Mr. Kerenyi on April 12, 2011, after Wong J. ordered that Mr. Kerenyis appearance and statement of defence be struck on the same day. Mr. Kerenyi is currently appealing Mr. Justice Wongs decision....
The plaintiff sues the defendant for personal injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident that took place on Highway 1 in British Columbia on October 4, 2008....