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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01 Mar MacIntyre v. Pitt Meadows Secondary School

             Evan MacIntyre is presently 22 years old.  He is the plaintiff in these three actions which were heard at the same time.  Due to the fact that most of the events relevant to the actions occurred while the plaintiff was a minor, I will refer to him by his first name in these reasons.  In doing so, I intend the plaintiff no disrespect....

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26 Feb Mund v. Sovio

             The defendant, Dr. Olli Matti Sovio, seeks to strike the plaintiff’s, Jaswant Singh Mund’s, amended statement of claim (“ASC”) for failure to disclose a reasonable cause of action pursuant to Rule 19(24)(a) of the Rules of Court (the “Rules”) .BACKGROUND...

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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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18 Feb Sylte v. Rodriguez

             The plaintiff Kristine Sylte sues for damages which she suffered as a result of a motor vehicle accident.  The defendants have admitted that their negligence was the sole cause of the accident....

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15 Feb Cabral v. Brice

             Danny Cabral was driving a pick-up truck when he was struck from behind by a commercial truck driven by Andrew Brice. The accident occurred on March 31, 2006, in Langley, British Columbia....

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11 Feb Sooparayachetty v. Fox

             In each of these actions, the defendants apply under Rule 14(6) (a) and (b) for the following orders:1. that the Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim filed herein be struck out or the proceedings against the Defendants be dismissed or stayed on the grounds that the Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim do not allege facts that, if true, would establish that the Court has jurisdiction over the Defendants in respect of the claims made against the Defendants in the herein action;2. that this action be dismissed or stayed on the ground that the Court does not have jurisdiction over the Defendants, in respect of the claims made against them in this action; and3. for costs if, and only to the extent that, application for and receipt of, costs does not constitute submission to the Court’s jurisdiction.Background...

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