13 Apr Uppal v. Judge

             The plaintiff, Bhupinder Singh Uppal, claims damages arising out of four motor vehicle accidents that occurred on July 20, 2009, May 13, 2010, June 10, 2012, and December 21, 2014. Mr. Uppal commenced four separate proceedings that were heard together. Liability has been admitted, except for the accident of May 13, 2010. For the reasons which follow, I find the defendant Karnail Singh Bassi liable for the accident of May 13, 2010. Damages are therefore the only issue....

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14 Dec Grassick (Guardian ad litem of) v. Swansburg

             On October 31, 2008 Stirling Grassick was 16 years old. He and a friend were walking along KLO Road in Kelowna, when they were struck from the rear by a vehicle driven by the defendant Ann Swansburg. Stirling suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) described as moderate at best, and on the borderline of moderate/severe at worst. He has difficulties with memory, processing speed, focus, cognitive inefficiency, fatigue, anxiety, and depression....

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10 Jun Buckle v. Raworth

            The plaintiff Margaret Buckle claims damages for injuries she sustained on July 21, 2012 when she was the front seat passenger in a 1990 Ford Tempo driven by her husband Leonard Buckle. Mr. Buckle was stopped behind four other vehicles on 24th Avenue and 163rd Street, in Surrey, waiting for the front vehicle to make a left hand turn, when the driver behind them failed to stop and they were “banged from behind”, with a fairly hard jolt. Mr. Buckle’s vehicle was written off. As liability for the accident is admitted, the only issue is damages.background...

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10 Mar Guitierrez v. Covvey

             The evening of December 7, 2010, the plaintiff Rubidia Isabel Guitierrez had walked more than half way through a marked cross-walk when she was struck by a cargo van driven by the defendant Mark Covvey. Liability and damages are in issue. The defendant accepts that he bears some responsibility for the accident, but contends that the plaintiff also bears at least equal responsibility.BACKGROUND...

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29 Jan Camilleri v. Bergen

            The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle collision on July 24, 2011. Liability is admitted. The action has been discontinued against the first named defendant, Yung Oh. The remaining defendant, Julia Bergen, argues that there are no significant factual disputes in the evidence and there is largely consensus among the medical experts that the plaintiff suffers from chronic myofascial pain as a result of the collision. However, the parties are far apart on damages. The plaintiff seeks damages totalling over $865,000, with loss of future earning capacity at over $618,000 being the largest head of damages. The defendant argues that a total award in the range of $51,000 to $89,000 is reasonable.BACKGROUND...

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19 Apr Sepasi v. Smotrov

             The plaintiff Seyed Sepasi was driving a taxi on April 6, 2007 when the right rear passenger side of his vehicle was struck by a vehicle owned by the defendant Four Star Auto Lease Ltd. and driven by the defendant Dmitriy Smotrov.  The accident occurred around 10:30 in the evening when Mr. Sepasi was attempting to enter the Shell gas station at the northeast intersection of Granville Street and 71st Avenue, Vancouver. The parties have agreed to sever liability and damages....

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26 Jul Pisani v. Pearce

             The plaintiff Asiyya Pisani was injured in a head on collision on December 29, 2009. Liability is admitted. The only issue is damages. Ms. Pisani was 20 years old at the time of the accident and a full time university student. She graduates from university this summer and will be working this fall at Ernst & Young as a staff accountant. Ms. Pisani continues to experience intermittent symptoms of pain arising from the accident. One of the issues relates to the extent her symptoms may impact on her plans to becoming a chartered accountant.A.    THE ACCIDENT...

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11 Aug Singh v. McHatten

             The defendants bring this Rule 9-7 summary trial for an order dismissing the plaintiff’s claim for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on July 29, 2006. The plaintiff brought an action and obtained a judgment in the Provincial Court of British Columbia (Small Claims Division) relating to the same accident and the defendants contend the plaintiff is therefore precluded from claiming again in relation to the same accident on the basis of res judicata.THE LAW...

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28 Jul Caballero v. OCallaghan

             This is a disqualification application. The defendant Timothy Wayne Wells applies for:1)    a declaration that Slater Vecchio is ineligible to continue to act as lawyer for the plaintiff;2)    an order removing Slater Vecchio as lawyer for the plaintiff, or in the alternative, restraining Slater Vecchio from continuing to act as lawyer for the plaintiff; and3)    an order enjoining Slater Vecchio and its members from disclosing any confidential communication, information or document obtained by any of the them from the defendant, Timothy Wells....

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