The plaintiff, Laura Ducharme, was involved in two motor vehicle accidents in Kelowna, British Columbia on January 2, 2010 and September 7, 2010. Liability has been admitted in both actions and, accordingly, the trial before me was to address the matter of damages....
The plaintiff, Robert Curry, claims damages for injuries that he received in a motor vehicle accident on February 24, 2012 (the "MVA")....
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...
On a sunny summer afternoon in 2001, 9-year-old Katy Curtis was cycling north on Fulford‑Ganges Road on Salt Spring Island. As she approached Horel Road, Ms. Curtis decided to cross to the other side of Fulford-Ganges Road. Sadly for all concerned, Ms. Curtis was not able to cross the road before a vehicle being driven by the defendant, Joan Farlinger, appeared from the south and collided with her....
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....
This is an application by the defendants (Maki and Mohammed) for leave to add Grosvenor Hospitality Management Ltd. (Grosvenor) as a Third Party in this action, for leave to file a Third Party Notice in the form provided to the Court and for costs in the cause. The application is opposed by the plaintiff (Moreau) and Grosvenor.Background...
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...
THE COURT: The plaintiff, Samantha Lemyre, claims damages for injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Liability has been admitted by the defendant, Gertrude Stubbert, in this fast track action brought pursuant to Rule 15-1 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules. The plaintiff discontinued the action against the other defendants. The plaintiff seeks non-pecuniary damages, special damages, and the cost of future care....
On June 26, 2009, the plaintiff, Ms. Kyla Wormald, was one of nine passengers in a mid-size cross-over sports utility vehicle (a Honda CR-V) driven by the defendant, Ms. Jessalynn Chiarot, when, at high speed, Ms. Chiarot lost control of the vehicle, causing it to crash violently by leaving the highway and rolling several times until coming to rest in a ditch....
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....