10 Aug Wong v. Lee

             This action arose in relation to a motor vehicle collision in which the plaintiff sustained injuries. The collision occurred on August 29, 2003 on the Interstate-5 in Washington State. At the time of the collision, the defendant Miranda Lee, who is the plaintiff’s wife, was operating the vehicle in which the plaintiff was a passenger. The defendant Stephen Louie, was one of the lessors of the vehicle. The vehicle was owned by the defendant, MKA Leasing Ltd. Both liability and the extent and consequences of the plaintiff’s injuries were issues in the action....

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18 Jul X. v. Y.

             On July 19, 2005, the plaintiff, Mr. X., an RCMP officer, was responding to an emergency call on the Lougheed Highway in Coquitlam. His life changed permanently and materially when his motorcycle collided with a truck driven by one of the defendants, Mr. Y. The truck was owned by Z. Ltd., the other defendant. I will refer to the defendant, Mr. Y., as “the defendant” for the balance of these reasons. As a result of the accident, the plaintiff was seriously injured; he sustained a burst-fracture of his T12 vertebra and underwent fusion surgery. The plaintiff returned to his employment with the RCMP in April 2006. However, he has not returned to front-line police work....

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31 May Haley v. Gust

             The plaintiff, Justine Haley, was injured in a motorcycle collision on March 4, 2007. The defendants admitted liability. The assessment of Ms. Haley’s damages proceeded to trial under Rule 66....

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