On September 28, 2008, the plaintiff, Tamara Lees, was injured in a motor vehicle accident when her vehicle was struck by a vehicle driven by the defendant, Corilynne Diane Compton. Liability for the accident has been admitted. The trial was limited to an assessment of the plaintiffs damages....
The plaintiff, Ivan Henry, applies to amend his notice of civil claim to particularize the circumstances in which Her Majesty the Queen in right of the Province of British Columbia (the Province) can be liable for breach of Mr. Henrys rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the Charter)....
This action arises out of a motor vehicle accident that took place on January 22, 2008, when a truck driven by the defendant, Brian Loverock, rear ended a vehicle driven by the plaintiff, Nicholas Williams. As a result of the collision, Mr. Williams has suffered injuries. Liability is admitted. Mr. Williams seeks non-pecuniary and special damages, and awards for loss of past and future earning capacity. The trial was limited to assessment of those heads of damages.BACKGROUNDA. The Accident and Immediate Aftermath...
These applications concern the right of a plaintiff to examine the corporate representative of its choosing in circumstances in which two actions have been commenced arising out of the same motor vehicle accident and the respective plaintiffs are represented by separate counsel. The defendants on this application submit that they are entitled to put forward the same individual in each action. The plaintiffs submit that they should be free to choose in each action the corporate representative they wish to examine.BACKGROUND...
On March 15, 1983, a jury convicted the plaintiff, Ivan Henry, of ten sexual offence counts involving eight complainants. On November 23, 1983 the trial judge declared the plaintiff a dangerous offender and sentenced him to an indefinite period of incarceration....
The plaintiff, Erin Turner, claims damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident that took place on March 11, 2010 in Richmond, British Columbia when the Honda Civic that she was driving was struck by a Mustang driven by the defendant, Walter Dos Santos, Jr....
On the evening of November 15, 2008, the plaintiff, Jennifer Ward, was a standing passenger on a Coast Mountain transit bus. The bus came to a sudden halt throwing several passengers, including Ms. Ward, to the floor of the bus. She landed on her back....
On February 9, 2009, the plaintiff, Lindsay Guthrie, was travelling as the front seat passenger in a vehicle driven by her friend Krista Kobitzsch. Their vehicle was rear ended by a van driven by the defendant, Deo Narayan. Mr. Narayan has admitted liability for the accident. The action against Ms. Kobitzsch has been discontinued. The issues at trial are limited to assessing the damages to which Ms. Guthrie is entitled.OVERVIEW...
Following a 14-day trial, Justice Rice, in reasons indexed at 2010 BCSC 1211, awarded the plaintiff damages totalling $433,103.63....
On August 18, 2007, the plaintiffs, Deanna Loychuk and Danielle Westgeest, (collectively the Plaintiffs) went on zipline tours operated by the defendant, Cougar Mountain Adventures Ltd. (Cougar) at Whistler, British Columbia. The Plaintiffs were injured when Ms. Westgeest collided with Ms. Loychuk on the zipline. Cougar now concedes that the negligence of its employees caused the accident....