This assessment of costs follows the settlement of personal injury claims brought by the plaintiff, Jacquelyn Kezel, arising from two motor vehicle accidents that occurred on July 5th and July 24th, 2007. Both claims settled when the plaintiff accepted a formal offer to settle dated March 31st, 2011 in the amount of $46,000 plus taxable costs and disbursements. That acceptance occurred on April 7th, 2011....
This high conflict matrimonial case involves competing allegations of sexual and physical abuse and mental incapacity....
The plaintiff, Sabrina Wong, is a 36 year old single mother. She left high school in 1993, two credits short of obtaining her diploma. In 1996, she gave birth to a daughter, Brooke, who is now 15 years of age. The plaintiff has worked her entire adult life in the restaurant industry as a server. For the past 11 years, she has worked as a server at the Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel....
THE COURT: This is an application by the defendants for an order that the plaintiff, Kevin Carta, attend at the offices of Dr. Kulwant Riar, a psychiatrist located at 305-1245 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC, on July 30th, 2012, at the hour of 9:30 a.m., and thereby submit to an independent medical examination by Dr. Riar. The affidavit material indicates that Mr. Carta was in a motor vehicle accident in Vancouver on December 16, 2009, and as a result, he has advanced a number of claims for injuries, including psychiatric, psychological and emotional injuries, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, paranoia and flashbacks. The plaintiff sustained serious injuries in a previous motor vehicle accident in 2002, which is not the subject of this action, as a result of which he is a paraplegic and uses a wheelchair. He resides in Kelowna, British Columbia, and his examination for discovery was held in Kelowna, British Columbia....
The plaintiff Mohammed Stanikzai seeks damages for injuries in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on August 25, 2007. The plaintiffs car struck the rear of a vehicle driven by the defendant Balwinder Bola, but the plaintiff says that was because the defendant suddenly moved into his lane while attempting a u-turn. The defendants deny that and say the plaintiff was at fault for a simple rear-end collision....
Wayne Robert Tompkins was badly injured in a motor vehicle collision June 3, 2006. In a judgment following trial, Mr. Tompkins was awarded the following: 1. General Damages $200,000 2. Past Loss of Income $215,000 3. Future Loss of Income $425,000 4. Future Care Costs $ 87,450 5. Special Damages $ 35,771 6. Trust Claim for Beerstra $ 7,500 7. Trust Claim for Larkin $ 10,000 $980,721Part 7 Deductions...
While riding his bike on July 26, 2005, Mr. Cashman (Cashman) collided with a vehicle and suffered a head injury such that he was unable to practice law thereafter. After attempting to represent himself and then briefly being represented by another lawyer, Cashman sought the assistance of Mr. Deering (Deering) at the law firm of Brown Benson. Somewhat later, Mr. Cashman became disenchanted with Mr. Deering and his colleagues for a number of reasons and then retained the services of Slater Vecchio, LLP. He signed a retainer agreement dated January 13, 2009 wherein he agreed to pay a 33.3% contingency fee for damages incurred as a result of personal injuries and other losses arising out of a motor vehicle accident...
The plaintiff claims non-pecuniary damages, loss of present and future wages, cost of future care and special damages arising from a motor vehicle accident of May 23, 2008 (the "Accident")....
On May 26, 2009, a vehicle driven by Mr. Dawson Dueck collided with the rear of a vehicle being driven by Mr. Guzman Gonzalez while the vehicle of the Plaintiff was stopped in traffic. It is the submission of Mr. Guzman Gonzalez that he sustained injuries as a result of the negligence of Mr. Dueck and that some of those injuries continue to cause him pain and suffering....
- [3] FACTS [4] - [4] MR. MINHASS HISTORY [5] - [85] MR. MINHASS PRE-ACCIDENT MEDICAL HISTORY [86] - [89] MR. MINHASS DRIVING HISTORY [90] - [102] CREDIBILITY OF THE WITNESSES [103] - [124] THE OCTOBER 25 MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT [125] - [125] MR. MINHASS TESTIMONY ABOUT THE ACCIDENT [126] - [133] ALEX SARTORS DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCIDENT [134] - [141] ALISON YAUS DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCIDENT [142] - [144] CHARLENE WALFORDS TESTIMONY [145] - [146] TESTIMONY OF THE ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION EXPERT [147] - [152] WAS MR. MINHAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT? [153] - [154] THE INJURIES AND MEDICAL TREATMENT [155] - [161] DID MR. MINHAS SUFFER A BRAIN INJURY ON OCTOBER 25, 2005? [162] - [206] DID MR. MINHAS SUFFER SOFT TISSUE INJURIES TO...