15 Feb Knight v. Li

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This is a trial of liability for a motor vehicle accident that occurred at about 9:45 p.m. on the evening of March 8, 2008 at the intersection of West 41st Avenue (“41st Avenue”) and Angus Drive in Vancouver (the “Accident”). The plaintiff, Cameron Knight, was the operator of a Volvo proceeding southbound on Angus Drive. The defendant, Jing Shu Li, was driving a BMW 750i owned by his mother, the defendant, Li Hong Lu, proceeding eastbound in the curb or slow lane on 41st Avenue. 41st Avenue is a through street in excess of 18 metres wide with four lanes for travel and additional room for parking on each side. Drivers entering 41st Avenue from Angus Drive face a stop sign. The view to the right of 41st Avenue from the stop sign is obscured by a hedge, requiring a driver to pull forward to close to the curb edge of 41st Avenue to get a clear view of traffic heading eastbound....

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02 Feb Nikolic v. Olson

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The application before me arises from a personal injury claim. The applicants, Josiah Olson and Joel Olson [collectively, “the Olsons” or “the defendants”] seek an order requiring the respondent, Thomas Nikolic [“Mr. Nikolic” or “the plaintiff”], to provide signed authorizations allowing them to obtain from certain third parties records relating to the plaintiff.II.       FACTS...

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01 Feb Edmondson v. Payer

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff sustained soft tissue injuries in a motor vehicle accident on November 9, 2005.  Five years later, the plaintiff says she still has frequent neck pain and stiffness, as well as headaches, although she has remained physically active and has experienced no significant loss of income.  The defendant responds to this relatively small claim for damages with a full-scale attack on the credibility of the plaintiff and the medical experts called on her behalf....

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19 Jan Kasendi v. Cecil Hotel Ltd.

Posted at 00:00h in Uncategorised

             On January 6, 2006, Kalev Kasendi was ejected from the exotic show lounge at the Cecil Hotel by Hooman Mihanyar, its lounge security manager, and other security staff....

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19 Jan MacKenzie v. Rogalasky

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, Robert MacKenzie, claims damages for soft tissue injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident on April 10, 2003, (the “accident”) when his vehicle was struck by Mr. Rogalasky, the defendant in these proceedings, while at the intersection of Burrard St. and Georgia St. in Vancouver, British Columbia....

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19 Jan Bransford v. Yilmazcan

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff was awarded damages by a jury in her claim against the defendants in relation to personal injuries she suffered in a motor vehicle accident.  The accident occurred on May 6, 2005.  The jury trial completed on October 28, 2009.  The defendants appealed the jury award.  The Court of Appeal reduced the jury’s award for non-pecuniary damages but otherwise left the damages awarded by the jury intact....

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18 Jan Zawadzki v. Calimoso

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             On September 17, 2004, the plaintiff, Mr. Zawadzki, was struck from behind by a U-Haul truck driven by the defendant Mr. Calimoso. At the time, he was walking north on 20th Street in New Westminster, British Columbia (the “Accident”). Mr. Calimoso denied liability throughout the trial. At the beginning of closing submissions, liability, subject to Mr. Zawadzki’s potential contributory negligence, was admitted. The various distinct issues raised in this case are identified in the index found on the first page of these reasons.B)       The Accident and Contributory Negligence...

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11 Jan Lenko v. Lenko

Posted at 00:00h in Uncategorised

             Mari-Anne and Dan Lenko were married on September 22, 1990.  They have two children, a daughter A, who is 15, and a son M, who is 13.  The couple separated in August 2007.  Ms. Lenko is 44; Mr. Lenko is 54....

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