07 Apr Workers Compensation Board of British Columbia v. Flanagan Enterprises (Nevada) Inc.

            The defendant Canada, representing Transport Canada, objects to the admissibility of an expert report tendered by the plaintiff from Mr. Clifford Neudorf, the recently retired Superintendent of Transport Canada’s Aircraft Evaluation Group, National Aircraft Certification and Maintenance & Manufacturing.  Canada’s objections relate to both to qualifications and to deficiencies in the report itself....

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23 Jul Derksen v. Nicholson

             This claim for damages arises out of two motor vehicle accidents.  The first occurred on October 11, 2010, while the second happened on May 28, 2013.  In both of these accidents, the plaintiff was a driver whose vehicle was struck from behind: the first time with light to moderate force; the second time with very little force....

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29 May Zhang v. Ghebreanenya

            This claim arises out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on the morning of June 28, 2010.  The plaintiff, Mr. Zhang, was a rear seat passenger in a taxi that was taking him from the River Rock Casino in Richmond to his home on East 45th Avenue in Vancouver.  The defendant driver lost control of the taxi as it rounded a tight curve leading to the entrance to Highway 99 northbound towards the Oak Street bridge. ...

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08 May Espinoza v. Espinoza

             Roberto Espinoza Guerrero was the front seat passenger in a sport utility vehicle driven by the defendant, his wife, when it was involved in a single-vehicle accident on December 31, 2011.  The defendant admits liability for the accident, and further concedes that Mr. Espinoza was injured.  The extent, however, of Mr. Espinoza’s injuries is hotly contested....

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19 Jun Gonzalez v. Workers’ Compensation Board (New Work Safe) of British Columbia

             THE COURT:  In this application, the defendants, Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia, seek orders that the notice of civil claim be struck out and the claim dismissed; a declaration that the plaintiff has habitually, persistently, and without reasonable grounds instituted vexatious legal proceedings in the Supreme Court against the Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia and must not bring a legal proceeding in the Supreme Court of British Columbia or the Provincial Court of British Columbia without leave of the court pursuant to s. 18 of the Supreme Court Act, RSBC 1996, c 443; an order that the staff of the registries of the Supreme and Provincial Courts are authorized to discard any documents that the plaintiff attempts to file in contravention of this order; an order dispensing with approval of the plaintiff to the form of this order; and costs....

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10 Oct Burgess v. Buell Distribution Corporation

             The plaintiff was seriously injured in a single vehicle accident when he lost control of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle he was operating.  His motorcycle was equipped with a sidecar.  The central question in this litigation is what caused that loss of control.  The plaintiff alleges that it was caused by "wobble and/or weave instability...

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21 Sep Mayervich v Sadeghipour

             THE COURT:  This is an assessment of damages sustained by Betty Mayervich as the result of a motor vehicle collision that occurred on May 17, 2007.  Liability for that collision has been admitted on behalf of the defendants.  At issue is the nature, extent, and effect of Mrs. Mayervich's injuries. Background...

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