16 Apr Rabiee v. Rendleman

             This case is about a low velocity motor vehicle accident. The defendants admit liability but dispute whether the accident injured the plaintiff and, if so, the degree and extent of any injury. They also say that the plaintiff has failed to mitigate her losses.I.        FACTS...

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16 Apr Gleason v. Yoon

             The plaintiff, who will turn age 50 in April of this year, was involved in a motor vehicle accident on June 26, 2010. She was riding as a passenger in a Chevrolet Equinox sports utility vehicle driven by her then husband Jim Gleason. As the plaintiff’s vehicle was stopped on the Dewdney Trunk Road waiting to make a left hand turn at the intersection of 217th Street in Maple Ridge, a vehicle driven by the defendant struck the rear of the plaintiff’s vehicle. Liability is not in issue....

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10 Apr Matias v. Lou

             The plaintiff, Jasmin Matias, seeks damages for a motor vehicle accident that occurred on February 23, 2011. She and her husband, the plaintiff Roberto Matias, were in the front seats of their vehicle when they were rear-ended by another vehicle driven by the defendant. Liability is admitted....

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10 Mar Guitierrez v. Covvey

             The evening of December 7, 2010, the plaintiff Rubidia Isabel Guitierrez had walked more than half way through a marked cross-walk when she was struck by a cargo van driven by the defendant Mark Covvey. Liability and damages are in issue. The defendant accepts that he bears some responsibility for the accident, but contends that the plaintiff also bears at least equal responsibility.BACKGROUND...

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27 Feb R. v. Malcolm

             Mr. Malcolm appeals his conviction on a charge of driving without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway contrary to s. 144(1)(b) of the Motor Vehicle Act, R.S.B.C. 1996. c. 318 (the “Act”). He asserts that the evidence at trial could not support a guilty verdict.Proceedings at Trial...

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24 Feb Sirak v. Noonward

             Pavel Sirak claims damages for personal injuries he suffered in a car accident on February 5, 2005. While stopped on Highway 99 for a road-construction crew, he was rear ended by a van driven by the defendant, Brian Noonward, leased by the defendant, A-Pacifica Limousine Service Inc., and owned by the defendant, Woodbridge Ford Lincoln Ltd. The defendants have admitted liability....

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11 Feb White v. Wiens

             Mr. White was injured in a motor vehicle accident that took place on December 31, 2009 at the intersection of Evans Road and Stephensons Road in Chilliwack, British Columbia, while he was stopped on Evans Road to make a left-hand turn onto Stephensons Road. At that point his vehicle in which he was the driver was rear-ended by a vehicle driven by the defendant Mr. Wiens....

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30 Jan Mothe v. Silva

             This is an action for personal injuries arising as a result of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on November 24, 2011, when a tractor trailer truck driven by the defendant, Jean-Paul Silva struck the rear end of the pickup truck driven by the plaintiff, Lindsey Mothe. Liability is not at issue. At issue are the non-pecuniary damages, claims for past and future wage loss and the cost of future care....

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