The defendant has brought an application pursuant to Rule 12-6(5)(a) to have the jury notice in this personal injury action struck and to have the matter proceed to trial without a jury. The jury notice was filed on July 14, 2012....
This personal injury trial dealt with the consequences of a collision between vehicles driven by the plaintiff Leslie Sam and the defendant Franco Corona at an intersection in Maple Ridge on July 26, 2009....
THE COURT: Nature of the Claim...
These are assessments of two bills of costs presented by the plaintiff following settlement of two motor vehicle accidents in which the plaintiff was injured....
The plaintiffs, Michael Spiering and Mechthild Maria Spiering (collectively, the Spierings), who are husband and wife, each commenced an action seeking damages for injuries that they suffered when they were injured in a motor vehicle accident. The accident occurred at about noon on September 17, 2008, on Highway 19 near the Zeballos junction turn off, near the Town of Port McNeill, British Columbia....
The plaintiff, Rudolf Rasman, claims damages for medical negligence against the defendant, Dr. William Regan, an orthopaedic surgeon, based on lack of informed consent. On October 26, 2006, Dr. Regan performed surgery to repair a fracture of the plaintiffs left clavicle, or collar bone. That procedure, an open reduction internal fixation of the left clavicle, involved opening up the fracture, and attaching a titanium plate to the clavicle in order to achieve union of the bone where it had fractured. On the same day, Dr. Regan also performed arthroscopic knee surgery on the plaintiff. Mr. Rasmans claim concerns only the surgery to his clavicle....
The parties came before me on September 27, 2012 to assess the plaintiffs costs of this action....
Each party has sued the other alleging that the other caused the collision between their vehicles. They have agreed that the issue of liability in both actions be tried first and at the same time. The central question is whether one or both parties were negligent when one made a highway u-turn in front of the other. The credibility and reliability of the parties is very much in issue.The Facts...
The plaintiff, Jessica Peck, claims damages against the defendant, George Peck, for injuries arising out of a motor vehicle accident on January 4, 2007, near Grand Forks, B.C....
The 63-year-old plaintiff, Leo Callahan, was riding his bicycle in a pedestrian crosswalk when he was struck by a car driven by the defendant, Taeju Kim. Liability for the accident, causation of the injuries, and the amount of damages are all in issue.Analysis:A. Liability for the Accident1. How did the Accident Happen?...