13 Jan Birkich v. Cantafio

             The plaintiff seeks damages for injuries she received as a pedestrian when she was struck in a crosswalk by a pickup truck driven by the defendant. The defendant admits liability for the incident....

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21 Apr Pitcher v. Brown

            THE COURT:  This is a decision on a voir dire regarding the admissibility of expert reports in the context of a motor vehicle collision injury claim. The reports are authored by a Dr. Bellis, an audiologist. I have already informed the parties of my conclusions as that was needed early on during the course of the trial to assist the parties in presentation of evidence and scheduling of witnesses. It was agreed, due to the pressures of time, that these reasons would be delivered at a time convenient during the course of the trial and this, as it appears, is that time....

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30 Oct Pitcher v. Brown

             This is the defendant’s application for dismissal of the plaintiff’s claim for want of prosecution, or, in the alternative, that previous costs orders be satisfied forthwith and that the plaintiff pay $50,000 into court for security for costs....

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12 Mar Jackson v. Yusishen

             This is a decision in respect of costs following the conclusion of a trial before a jury. That trial was to assess the plaintiff’s entitlement to damages arising out a motor vehicle collision. The defendant admitted liability....

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21 Jun Sefton v. Doppelmayer CTEC Ltd.

             THE COURT:  This decision relates to costs. I have previously delivered a written decision regarding damages following this trial, which consumed some five days. The claim was advanced for personal injuries arising from a gondola incident on Blackcomb Mountain where the plaintiff was a passenger. Ultimately the award of damages was $38,100....

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17 Jun Clark v. Bullock

             THE COURT:  This is an application initiated jointly by the plaintiff, John Frederick Jackson Clark, and the third party, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (“ICBC”)....

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03 May Sefton v. Doppelmayr CTEC Ltd.

             The plaintiff, Amy Sefton, seeks an assessment of damages for her injuries received on December 16, 2008. She was a passenger in a gondola cabin when a tower supporting the cable to which the cabin was attached collapsed. She was injured in the resulting fall of the gondola cabin. It did not strike the ground but rather dropped some of the distant towards the ground.Background...

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