The plaintiff, Mr. Pearlman, is a 77-year-old retired lawyer who represented himself on this claim for injuries allegedly suffered by him in a motor vehicle accident on February 9, 2007 (the 2007 Accident). The defendants admit liability, but submit that the collision was minor in nature, and any injuries of which the plaintiff complains pre-existed the 2007 Accident....
The plaintiff seeks damages from the defendants for battery in an incident at the Caprice Nightclub on Granville Street, Vancouver, on August 27, 2006. Both liability and damages are in issue....
On September 9, 2003, Ms. Tran went to shop in a store called Secret Nail and Beauty Supply. She wanted to buy some supplies, including some acetone, for a manicure and pedicure business she ran. Ms. Tran picked up a gallon plastic jug of acetone and placed it on the counter so that she could pay for it. Somehow the jug fell from the counter. Its contents leaked on the floor. Ms. Tran slipped and fell on the acetone. She injured her lower back. At first it did not seem to be serious. But she did not recover from her injury and some months later had surgery to relieve pressure on a nerve that was causing pain to radiate down her leg. The surgery was, at best, only partially successful. Ms. Tran continues to have back problems that limit her ability to work....
Ms. Power was injured in a motor vehicle accident in Kamloops, B.C., on November 8, 2006 (Accident). The Accident occurred in the intersection of Lansdowne St. and 3rd Avenue, which is controlled by traffic signals. Ms. Power was driving a Pontiac Sunfire westbound on Lansdowne when she struck the Jeep which Mr. Carswell was driving northbound on 3rd Avenue, turning left onto Lansdowne. Both liability for the accident and the quantum of damages were in issue. Ms. Powers claims proceeded to a 6-day trial....
THE COURT: The plaintiff, Trinity Rae Smith, advances a claim for damages arising out of a motor vehicle collision that occurred on July 9, 2009. Liability for the collision is admitted by the defendant....
THE COURT: Ms. Reilander was driving her motor vehicle on July 29, 2006. She was stopped, waiting to make a left turn into a parking lot, when her vehicle was struck from behind by a motor vehicle driven by Mr. Campbell. The defendant has admitted liability for the accident. A trial was held to determine the quantum of damages....
Shao Ng was driving home in the early morning of July 22, 2007 when his Dodge Durango was struck by a car driven by the defendant, Mandeep Sarkaria. At the time of the collision Mr. Ng was driving north on Granville Street. The defendants vehicle unexpectedly turned left into the path of the Durango. The force of the impact was significant. The airbags in Mr. Ngs vehicle were deployed as a result of the collision. The vehicle ended up on the sidewalk on the east side of Granville Street. The defendants have admitted liability for the accident....
At issue is who bears responsibility for this motor vehicle accident. The defendant seeks a summary determination of liability and dismissal of the plaintiffs claim....
Joseph Kardum was injured in car accidents in June 2007 and October 2009 (the accidents). Liability for both accidents is admitted by the defendants and this trial is concerned with the assessment of damages and apportionment between the defendants....
At the suggestion of her employer, Joy Corfield decided to leave work at the local laundromat and learn a trade. She took an introductory plumbing course at Malaspina College and started working at Baker Industries Ltd. (Baker Industries), a small family plumbing business. Initially, she worked as an unpaid job-shadow with a journeyman plumber, but was soon hired as an apprentice. Her employment at Baker Industries lasted for less than a year. She says that her supervisor, Phil Shaw, sexually assaulted her on a number of occasions in 2005 while they were working together (the Assaults). Shortly after revealing this to Ian Baker, the owner of Baker Industries and stepfather of Mr. Shaw, she quit and eventually commenced this action. She says that since the Assaults, she has suffered severe emotional distress....