22 Oct McLellan v. Shirley

             The plaintiff sought damages for bodily injury she sustained on January 5, 2010 during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed at the Langley Memorial Hospital by one of the defendants, Dr. Donald Audley Shirley (“Dr. Shirley”), a general surgeon. For the following reasons, the defendant physician, Dr. Barbara Lynn Taneda (“Dr. Taneda”), successfully applied in this summary trial to dismiss the action brought against her by the plaintiff, Amanda McLellan....

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21 Oct Litt v. Hassan

             The plaintiff, a taxi driver, claims damages for injuries he suffered in two separate motor vehicle collisions involving his taxi vehicle (“Taxi”)....

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19 Oct Zaluski v. Verth

             The plaintiff seeks damages for injuries that she received in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on January 2, 2011 ("MVA"). The plaintiff seeks compensation for non-pecuniary damages, past wage loss, loss of future earning capacity, special damages and cost of future care....

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19 Oct Picco v. British Columbia (Attorney General)

             The plaintiff, Thomas Lane Picco, claims damages for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident (the “Accident”) that occurred on July 1, 2009. The plaintiff’s vehicle, a GMC Yukon, was struck by a police car which propelled the plaintiff’s vehicle into the path of an oncoming car that struck his truck head on....

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19 Oct Ram v. Chhina

             THE COURT:  This is an application for the plaintiff to attend an independent medical examination with Dr. Medvedev, who is a neurologist, on October 22, 2015 at 9:00 a.m....

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15 Oct Jones v. Arjun

             In my Reasons for Judgment, indexed at 2013 BCSC 1313, I awarded the plaintiff, Thomas Jones, damages totalling $268,420.20 in respect of injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on August 9, 2008 (the “First Accident”). ...

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15 Oct Luining v. Luining

             THE COURT:  This is an application by the defendants for orders that the plaintiff attend an independent medical examination by Dr. Eytan David, an otolaryngologist, or ear, nose, and throat specialist (ENT), and a functional capacity evaluation by Shawna Bonsen, an occupational therapist and certified functional capacity evaluator....

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15 Oct Whippy v. Akerley

             THE COURT:  These reasons for judgment are subject to editorial revisions before their reproduction in final form. Those revisions may include the insertion of additional references to the evidence, authorities, or submissions. In no manner will the results of my decision be changed....

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15 Oct Gamble v. Brown

             This is an application by the defendant for an order that the plaintiff, Michelle Gamble, sign an authorization addressed to Todd Wytrychowski and Horne Wytrychowski of Airdrie, Alberta, the former solicitors of the plaintiff. The defendant’s proposed authorization is in the following words:production of any part of your file in respect of my motor vehicle accident which took place in Alberta on March 19, 2009 which refers to defines, describes or comments upon the nature and extent of my injuries arising from that accident and the effects of that accident on my physical and mental health and, in particular, any mediation brief, settlement letter, file memo, communication or similar document in that regard...

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