In this personal injury case, the plaintiff applies for leave to have seven lay witnesses and four expert witnesses testify by videoconference. The defendant says that to have such a large portion of crucial evidence in this case heard by videoconference offends the principles of the new Rules and offends the principles of fundamental justice....
The plaintiff, Melissa Hunter, is a 32 year old woman who was injured in a motor vehicle accident October 20, 2006 in North Vancouver, British Columbia....
Mr. John M. Sims, past committee and current executor of the estate of Gordon Anderson Hall, applies for two heads of relief (to quote the application): to pass his accounts for the period February 28th, 2005 through May 19th, 2009 andto recommend a fair and reasonable allowance for Mr. Sims for his care, pain, trouble, and time expended in and about the estate in administering, disposing of, arranging, and settling the affairs of the estate during the same period. ...
The plaintiff, Jacob Rothenbusch, claims damages for injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident (the accident) that occurred in Mission, B.C. on February 22, 2007. The defendant, Kevin Van Boeyen, contests both liability and the quantum of damages claimed....
On February 19, 2005, the plaintiff, Katrina Carr, sustained multiple soft-tissue injuries in a high impact motor vehicle collision. She was a passenger in a minivan which was struck from behind by a Chevrolet Cavalier driven by the defendant, Randy Simpson. The defendant believes he fell asleep at the wheel. His liability is admitted....
This is a family law proceeding brought before July1, 2010. To be consistent with the Supreme Court Family Rules, these reasons will refer to the plaintiff as the claimant and the defendant as the respondent....
The plaintiff was awarded damages less than the defendant's offer to settle. Nonetheless, the plaintiff seeks costs because the defendant called an expert witness who had been branded as an advocate in prior cases, and whose conduct in this trial was deserving of rebuke....
In this personal injury action the 39 year old plaintiff claims damages for injuries the he says were sustained on June 22, 2006 when he was driving his employers 1988 Ford Pickup Truck which was loaded with two large tires weighing approximately 1,200 pounds each. He was in the process of delivering them to a destination while carrying out his business duties for his employer, Midway Tire Limited. ...
The defendants/applicants seek two orders in these proceedings: 1. That the plaintiff is competent to give evidence on his own behalf in these proceedings, and 2. That the defendants are granted leave to examine for discovery the plaintiff at such time and place as may be decided by counsel for the parties....
The parties to this divorce action were married in June, 1998, and separated in February, 2006. There is no dispute about the divorce and the requirements of the Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 3 (2nd Supp.) [Divorce Act] have been satisfied. The primary issues before me are division of family assets and spousal support....