The parties to this divorce proceeding are both 53 years old. They started cohabiting in December 1982 and were married on December 18, 1984. They separated 25 years later, on December 29, 2009. There were no children of the marriage....
The plaintiff claims damages arising from injuries suffered in a motor vehicle on January 27, 2007. Liability has been admitted. This trial was limited to an assessment of the quantum of damages arising from the injuries suffered. Credibility:...
The issues that must be determined in this family law proceeding are as follows:a) Divorce;b) Spousal Support;c) Identification, valuation & division of Family Assets/Debts;d) Compensation Payment;e) Miscellaneous issues; andf) Costs.Background Facts...
The plaintiff, Kathleen Morris, was injured in a motor vehicle accident on April 12, 2006, at the intersection of South Fraser Way and Ware Rd. in Abbotsford, B.C. The plaintiffs husband, Gill Morris, was driving his companys pick-up truck and had stopped at a red light. A vehicle, approaching from behind, hit the rear end of their truck and bumped the plaintiffs vehicle forward. The defendant driver of the vehicle that hit the plaintiffs vehicle was not identified at the scene. He left the area after seemingly indicating to the plaintiffs husband he would pull over into an adjacent parking lot for the purposes of exchanging information....
On March 19, 2005 the plaintiff Catherine Druet (Druet) was staying with girlfriends at the Sandman Inn on Georgia Street (the Hotel) while visiting Vancouver. It was raining outside. She had just returned from eating dinner with her girlfriends Pat Sumner (Sumner), Janelle Bledsoe (Bledsoe) and Stephanie Smith (Smith) (collectively referred to as the Girlfriends) when she slipped and fell in the Hotels lobby (the Lobby), injuring her ankle....
The plaintiffs action was a claim for personal injury damages. On 29 April 2010, following the trial of the action, among other heads of damage, I assessed $115,975 for costs of future care, and $15,755 for special damages....
On September 25, 2009, after a four-week trial, a jury handed down its decision regarding the liability and damages claims of the plaintiff, Ronald Kirk, arising from a motor vehicle collision that occurred on September 3, 2006. The jury apportioned liability 85% against the defendant, Jessica Kloosterman, and 15% against the plaintiff....
On April 24, 2007, the parties were involved in a low-impact motor vehicle collision; the defendant rear-ended the plaintiff. He has admitted his liability for this act....
The 45-year-old plaintiff, Paul Zen, was injured in a car accident five-and-a-half years ago. The defendant, Michelle Readhead, admits liability for the accident but disputes the extent of the plaintiffs injuries and the amount of damages, in particular the plaintiffs claim for loss of past and future profits from three family businesses.II. Analysis1. What injuries has Mr. Zen sustained?...
The trial of this action for damages for personal injury proceeded on the issue of liability only. Settlement had previously been concluded between the parties, on the issue of damages....