31 Aug Mawani v. Pitcairn

             This is a summary trial.  The plaintiff’s claim arises out of a pedestrian/motor vehicle accident.  Mansurali Mawani was struck by a vehicle driven by the defendant Peter Pitcairn.  The claim against British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority has been discontinued....

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07 Aug Glenn v. Seair Seaplanes Ltd.

           This is an application by the plaintiff, Barbara Anne Glenn, in both Action No. M112542 and Action No. S113276, for an order substituting Viking Air Ltd. (“Viking Air”) in the place of the defendant, ABC Corporation, or in the alternative, an order adding Viking Air as a defendant....

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14 Oct Danicek v. Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang

             This is a dispute about the costs to be awarded arising from a trial.  It is complicated because it was a long and complex trial; three actions were consolidated for trial; there were two phases of the trial, the first for liability and damages and the second for issues of insurance coverage; there were a number of offers to settle; and a number of aspects of the dispute were in fact settled.THE BACKGROUND...

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09 Aug Mudry v. Minhas

             On May 5, 2010, I published reasons for judgment in this matter. They are indexed at 2010 BCSC 637. The case involves an action for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. I decided that the defendant Amarjit Minhas was at fault but I dismissed the action because the evidence did not establish that the plaintiff suffered damages....

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09 Aug Danicek v. Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang

             Michelle Danicek is a lawyer who was involved in two accidents, a fall in a nightclub late in the evening on April 5 or in the early hours of April 6, 2001, and a motor vehicle accident on June 29, 2002. These accidents led to three actions which have been consolidated for trial....

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07 Jul Kern v. Forest

           This is an action for damages. The plaintiff Lisa Kern was a patient who was treated by the defendant chiropractors. The plaintiff alleges that the treatments were performed negligently, causing serious bodily harm....

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