18 Mar Gregory v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

             On November 20, 2006, the plaintiff was driving her mother and two small children north bound on Foster Street in White Rock, British Columbia. She proceeded through the intersection of Foster Street and Prospect Avenue when she was struck by the defendant’s west bound vehicle, which had failed to stop at the stop sign. The defendant admits liability for the accident....

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15 Mar Pham-Fraser v. Smith

             The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident which occurred January 13, 2006, and claims damages.  The defendants admit liability but take issue with the nature and extent of the plaintiff’s injuries and the amount of damages she should be awarded for those injuries.  The defendants say any damage award must be discounted as a result of several pre-existing medical conditions affecting the plaintiff.THE ACCIDENT...

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15 Mar Singh v. Shergill

             On Saturday, April 1, 2006, Mr. Singh was driving, with his wife as a passenger, from his home in Surrey to his niece’s residence.  His 2005 Dodge Caravan was westbound on 72nd Avenue.  As he approached the intersection at 120th Street, the traffic light for westbound vehicles was red.  Mr. Singh stopped behind several other stopped vehicles and was waiting for the light to turn green when his van was struck from the rear by an older van driven by the defendant Amrik Shergill, and owned by Mr. Shergill’s employer, the defendant Harman Tile & Construction Ltd. ...

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04 Mar Sharma v. Didiuk

             This is an assessment of damages caused to the plaintiff by her injuries from a motor vehicle accident on April 8, 2004 in the Municipality of Delta, Province of British Columbia....

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03 Mar Warkentin v. Riggs

             This matter arises from a motor vehicle accident which occurred on March 14, 2005. In her Statement of Claim, the plaintiff alleges injury to her neck, and right shoulder; she also alleges “other injuries, full particulars at trial”. Liability was admitted in the Statement of Defence. A first trial was set for January 2009 but was adjourned when the plaintiff’s first counsel was appointed to the British Columbia Supreme Court bench. A new seven day trial was set to proceed on May 3, 2010. Counsel for the defendant now seeks to adjourn that new trial date, alleging that the plaintiff’s claim has materially changed from that which was pled....

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02 Mar Dodsworth v. Krenus

             This is a personal injury action arising from an accident that occurred on September 16, 2005, at about 8:00 a.m., at the intersection of Chesterfield Street and West 22nd Ave., North Vancouver, B.C.  The plaintiff, Mr. Dodsworth, while walking across Chesterfield in the crosswalk at the intersection, was struck by a pickup owned by the defendant, Common Ground Construction Ltd., and driven by the defendant, Mr. Krenus....

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01 Mar OLeary v. Rupert

             The plaintiff, Mrs. O’Leary, and her son rented a basement apartment in the house of the defendants, Mr. and Mrs. Rupert. On January 12, 2007, Mrs. O’Leary slipped and fell in the driveway of the Rupert home. She suffered a second-degree sprain of her ankle. She continues to be impeded in some of the recreational activities that she historically enjoyed....

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26 Feb Demarzo v. Michaud

             On March 19, 2005, the defendant drove his Pontiac Sunbird into the back of a Jeep Cherokee driven by the plaintiff Deidra Demarzo, who had stopped for a red light at a Vancouver Island Highway intersection. The plaintiff had turned to her right to say something to her passenger, Daniel Saliken. The light turned from red to green just before impact, the force of which propelled the Jeep about a car’s length into the intersection....

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26 Feb Berry v. LaBelle

             On March 7, 2006, a vehicle driven by the defendant Stephanie Labelle collided with a vehicle driven by the plaintiff Paul Berry.  Ms. Labelle admits that the accident was caused by her negligence.   The parties disagree about the nature, severity and duration of injuries suffered by Mr. Berry as a result of the collision and the heads and quantum of damages that should be awarded.FACTS...

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24 Feb Schray v. Jim Pattison Industries Ltd.

           The defendants, Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. and Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. operating as Save-On-Foods, apply pursuant to Rule 18A of the Rules of Court, B.C. Reg 221/90, for an order that this action be dismissed with costs.  The plaintiff, Elsie Hilda Schray, is suing the defendants for alleged negligence and breach of statutory duty relating to her slip and fall while in the front-end department of the defendants’ Coquitlam Store No. 998 (“the Store”) on February 19, 2002, as a result of which she claims to have suffered injury, loss, and damage....

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