This was an application by the plaintiff to assess her party and party bill of costs presented following settlement of this action (the Sahib action) in which the plaintiff sued the defendant for injuries suffered by her in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on January 25, 2005....
The plaintiffs apply at a pre-trial conference to exclude the report of David L. Wood and the portions of the report of Jeya Padmanapan that deal with the statistical relationship between seatbelt use and injuries in motor vehicle accidents. The defendants oppose the applications. They submit that the applications should be deferred to trial and only determined after the witnesses have testified at trial on a voir dire. Alternatively, the defendants submit the reports are, in any event, admissible. The trial is scheduled to commence on April 19, 2010, for 60 days.BACKGROUND...
The plaintiff claims general damages, past loss of income, diminished earning capacity, cost of future care and special damages, as a result of a motor vehicle accident on February 4, 2007. Liability is admitted and special damages have been agreed to in the amount of $12,000.BACKGROUND...
In this trial, the plaintiff claims damages for injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident on January 5, 2006 (the MVA). She was 39 years old at the time of the MVA. She is now 43 years old. She suffered injuries to her neck, right shoulder, and back. She claims that those injuries have not resolved and that they continue to cause her pain and to restrict her activities....
This is an appeal by the plaintiff of an order of the Master on March 23, 2010. The Master ordered that the plaintiff, James Leo Agesen, submit to a medical examination by Dr. J.F. Schweigel, an orthopaedic surgeon, on March 30, 2010, at 2:45 p.m....
On December 9, 2006, a car operated by the defendant struck the left rear corner of a car operated by the plaintiff. At the time of the collision, the plaintiff was stopped at a red light for eastbound traffic on Kingsway, at 14th Avenue, in Burnaby, BC. The defendant approached from behind and, in an attempt to pass on the left, caught the left rear of the plaintiffs vehicle with the right front of his vehicle. The impact was unexpected. It caused moderate damage to both cars....
The plaintiff seeks damages for injuries received when he was struck by a vehicle driven by the defendant. The accident occurred on January 10, 2006 just after 9:00 a.m. The defendant admits liability for the accident, but denies that the injuries are as serious as the plaintiff claims and alleges that the plaintiff has failed to mitigate his damages.Background Facts...
The plaintiff, Elio Fata, is advancing a claim for damages for personal injuries caused by a motor vehicle accident that occurred on November 13, 2006. It was a rear-end collision that occurred when Mr. Fata was stopped at a traffic light. Mr. Fata was 59 at the time. Mr. Fata did not immediately think that he needed medical treatment and took no time off his work as an Electronics Technician at Simon Fraser University (SFU). As time passed, Mr. Fata felt that his injuries progressed to the point where he had too much restriction and pain in his left shoulder and arm to competently perform his job. He therefore quit his job of 38 years, taking early retirement effective as of July 2008. ...
The plaintiff sustained soft tissue injuries in a motor vehicle accident on August 6, 2006. By the time of trial, her primary concerns were over persistent low back and shoulder pain. Although she had sustained soft tissue injuries affecting her back and shoulder in a 1996 motor vehicle accident, she had been free of pain symptoms for three years prior to the 2006 accident....
The parties in this family action seek orders for the division of their family assets, spousal and child support, and for custody, guardianship and access for their two children....