This trial raises the issue of causation of a very significant physical disability the plaintiff asserts was caused by a low velocity, low impact motor vehicle accident (the Accident). The physical disability is rheumatoid arthritis, a painful auto-immune disease that bilaterally attacks the joints in the human body. For the reasons which follow, I conclude that the plaintiff has failed to prove that rheumatoid arthritis was caused by the Accident.Background...
This is an assessment of a bill of costs arising from a motor vehicle accident which occurred on September 16, 2009....
This is an assessment of damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff, Ann Chong, in a motor vehicle accident which occurred on December 1, 2007 at the intersection of Fraser Street and East 33rd Avenue in Vancouver, British Columbia. The plaintiff, who was 48 years old at the time, was the seat-belted driver and sole occupant of her vehicle. Ms. Chong, who was driving northbound on Fraser Street, had brought her vehicle to a stop at the intersection when a vehicle driven by the defendant Chi Yong Lee and owned by the defendant John Lee struck her vehicle from behind....
These reasons address a low velocity motor vehicle accident that occurred on October 13, 2010 (the Accident). The vehicle driven by Brian Hatchard was in the process of making a left turn onto the Fraser Highway at the same time as the vehicle driven by Johan Sulzle was making a right turn onto the Fraser Highway. The two vehicles collided side-to-side, with the impact on the passenger side of Mr. Hatchards vehicle. There was minor vehicle damage. Liability for the action has been admitted by the defendant....
This is the defendants application for dismissal of the plaintiffs claim for want of prosecution, or, in the alternative, that previous costs orders be satisfied forthwith and that the plaintiff pay $50,000 into court for security for costs....
Are the Supreme Court Civil Rules, B.C. Reg. 168/2009 [Rules], a complete code with respect to the service and receipt of expert reports and expert opinion, or does a common law rule relating to the admission of expert opinion and the qualification of an expert in a trial still exist?II. Background...
Glen Davidge was in his truck stopped at a light when his vehicle was struck from behind by a van driven by the defendant, Brian Fairholm. The accident occurred on September 15, 2009. The third party, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), admits that the defendant was negligent....
This is an assessment of a bill of costs arising from a motor vehicle accident which occurred on May 12, 2011. This case falls within the provisions of Supreme Court Civil Rule 15-1(15). The parties are in agreement that the plaintiffs are entitled to the full $6,500 cap plus applicable taxes, for a total of $7,280....
THE COURT: The defendants, Lucy Kalokina and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, have brought this application pursuant to Rule 9-6 of the Supreme Court Rules for an order dismissing the plaintiff's tort action against them. The surrounding facts are as follows....
This is an assessment of damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff Ashraf Rajan in three motor vehicle accidents. The plaintiff is a 44-year-old operating room nurse. She is married and has two children, a 14-year-old boy, and an 11-year-old daughter....