In this proceeding I am asked to determine liability for the second of two motor vehicle accidents which occurred within seconds of each other on snow-ridden Highway 16 near the Yellowhead Lake turnoff near Valemount, B.C. on January 14, 2011. At issue is the standard of care of a driver facing a near whiteout on a rural highway....
On the evening of September 12, 2009, Jacob Reimer consumed almost a dozen cans of beer and at approximately 1:00 a.m. the next morning, entered a night club known as Roosters Country Cabaret Ltd. (Roosters), which is located in a small shopping center in Pitt Meadows, B.C. At the time, Mr. Reimer was with his friend, Ryan Murchie, and two young women, all of whom had also been drinking alcohol, although not as excessively as had Mr. Reimer....
The plaintiff, Ms. Visona, claims damages arising from a low-impact collision which occurred on November 23, 2009 in Surrey, B.C. (the accident). Liability is admitted and only causation and the extent of various heads of damage were in issue at trial. Ms. Visona seeks damages for pain and suffering, special damages, and damages for loss of past and future income.I. FactsA. The Accident...
This matter is an appeal from the decision of a master in Sidhu v. Hothi, 2013 BCSC 939, dismissing the defendants application to withdraw admissions of liability made in the response to civil claim and to amend the response to civil claim....
The plaintiff seeks a reconsideration of my award of costs included in my reasons for judgment given January 25, 2013. At para. 86 of those reasons for judgment I made the following award:As there has been divided success on the issues, I award the plaintiff 50% of her costs under Scale B....
The plaintiff, Glenn Loft, claims for damages for injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident which occurred October 2, 2007. Liability is admitted....
This action involves a claim for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident which occurred July 8, 2007 on Highway 97, a short distance north of the town of Oyama, B.C., which part of the Municipality of Lake Country, B.C located in the Okanagan Valley....
These five actions all arise from a very serious motor vehicle accident which occurred in the evening hours of August 15, 2007 on the Trans-Canada Highway at a point approximately 3.5 kilometers west of Salmon Arm, B.C....
The plaintiff, Amber Werner, unfortunately suffered injuries in two motor vehicle accidents which occurred less than a year apart. She now seeks compensation for the injuries she suffered as a result of these two accidents; the trials of which were heard together in Kelowna, BC. Liability was admitted by the defendants in each case....
The plaintiff claims damages arising from a motor vehicle accident which occurred on May 17, 2008 in Delta, B.C. (the Accident). This application is to add the Corporation of Delta (Delta) as a defendant in this action and for leave to file an amended notice of civil claim which will include the allegations against Delta. This matter is contested by Delta as the application to add Delta is being brought outside the limitation period within which an action can be commenced against Delta....