25 Aug Sebaa v. Ricci

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff claims damages suffered from a heavy head-on motor vehicle collision (the “Accident”) that occurred on December 30, 2010. The plaintiff suffered multiple soft tissue injuries. These included multiple contusions, chest injuries and rib injuries. However, the lasting and most significant injuries alleged are as follows:a)       mechanical neck pain with pain referred into the upper extremities, most notably the left shoulder and arm;b)       mechanical lower back pain;c)       a fractured left ring finger at the middle phalanx;d)       soft tissue and nerve injury to the right knee, causing nerve and soft tissue pain;e)       Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (“PTSD”);f)        depressive disorder with anxiety, chronic and severe; andg)       multifactorial chronic pain disorder associated most notably for psychological factors and a general medical condition....

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25 Aug Ali v. Fineblit

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             Rizwan Ali claims for damages he alleges he sustained in a motor vehicle accident on October 3, 2009, at the intersection of West 7th Avenue and Pine Street, Vancouver, B.C. Mr. Ali was stopped at the intersection when the defendant, Shirley Fineblit attempted to pass him on the left side. As Ms. Fineblit was attempting pass Mr. Ali, he turned left and her vehicle came into contact with his motorcycle. Both liability and quantum are at issue....

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19 Aug MacDonald v. Joseph

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff was injured on January 9, 2011 in a head on collision with a vehicle driven by the defendant, Julia Joseph (“Joseph”), and owned by the defendant, Joseph Titian. Liability was not an issue in this Rule 15-1 trial because the third party acknowledged that Joseph caused the accident which resulted in significant material damage to both vehicles. Neither defendant took any part in this litigation. The issues are: the nature and extent of the injuries caused by the accident, whether the plaintiff had recovered from his injuries by the summer of 2012, what is an appropriate award for non-pecuniary damages, what is the proper method for calculation of past wage loss, whether the plaintiff established his claim for diminished future earning capacity and how to calculate that loss, and whether the plaintiff established his claim for cost of future care and how that loss is to be calculated.Non-Pecuniary Damages...

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13 Aug Starrett v. Campbell

Posted at 00:00h in Uncategorised

             The plaintiff Sandra Starrett is suing the defendant Ken Darcy Campbell for negligence. Mr. Campbell operates a horse-riding business, offering guided trail rides to customers....

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31 Jul Koltai v. Wang

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             These reasons concern the assessment of the damages suffered by the plaintiff, Mr. Koltai, resulting from a car accident that happened May 7, 2011 in Langley, BC. The plaintiff’s vehicle was struck from behind with considerable force and he claims to have suffered significant injuries that have completely disabled him and rendered him unable to work now or in the future. Liability for the collision is admitted by the defendant....

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31 Jul Dhanji v. Holland

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The 39-year-old plaintiff, Amal Aminmohamed Dhanji, claims against the defendant John Holland for damages for personal injuries.  On November 22, 2011, the plaintiff was struck by the defendant’s vehicle while she was walking in a marked crosswalk at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Crowe Street in Vancouver, British Columbia....

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31 Jul Kostecki v. Li

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This application deals with costs arising from the outcome of a personal injury trial. The issues that need to be resolved are (1) whether the plaintiff is entitled to double costs as a result of her formal offers to settle and (2) the extent to which costs should reflect proceedings that exceeded the original time estimate for trial....

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30 Jul Wong v. Towns

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             On June 24, 2012, Betty Wong was driving through the Stanley Park causeway into Vancouver, having just crossed the Lions Gate Bridge, when she was rear ended by Jada Towns. Mrs. Wong was born on September 26, 1931; she was 80 years old at the time of the collision. Liability for this accident is admitted but the parties dispute the nature of the injuries suffered by Mrs. Wong due to the accident. While Ms. Towns does not dispute that Mrs. Wong now suffers from a physically and mentally disabling condition, she argues that the accident did not cause these injuries. Ms. Towns also disputes the quantum of damages claimed by Mrs. Wong for pain and suffering and the cost of future care....

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29 Jul Kemp v. Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

Posted at 00:00h in Medical Malpractice

               This is a summary trial application brought pursuant to Rule 9-7 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules, BC Reg, 168/2009 (the “Rules”) on behalf of certain defendants in this action who seek the dismissal of the plaintiff’s claims against them. Brenlee Kemp (the “Plaintiff”) is suing the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority Ltd. (“VCHA”) and various medical doctors in relation to her mother, Shannon Kemp’s care and death in the Emergency Department of the Vancouver General Hospital (“VGH”) on June 28, 2007. Shannon Kemp was 88 years old and had been directed to go to the Emergency Department by an internal medicine specialist to whom she had been referred by her family doctor due to a decline in her health. There, Shannon Kemp’s condition deteriorated further until she died after efforts to resuscitate her failed....

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29 Jul Herlehy v. Taylor

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff seeks damages as a result of injuries that he sustained in two motor vehicle accidents, which occurred on December 25, 2009 and October 3, 2012. Specifically, the plaintiff is seeking damages for injuries to his right hand, neck, back, and his knees....

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