In Robinson v. 1390709 Alberta Ltd., 2016 BCSC 2459, the Plaintiff slipped and fell on the floor of the Defendant's restaurant. The restaurant denied liability.The Plaintiff and a friend had dinner at the restaurant prior to attending a local theatre production. ...
In Rhodes v. Surrey (City), 2018 BCCA 281, the Plaintiff sued the City of Surrey in negligence after she was injured when her car slid through an icy intersection and crashed. She alleged the collision was caused by the negligence of...
In the case of Christensen v. Jand, 2018 BCSC 1294, the Plaintiff was travelling northbound in the centre lane. Prior to the intersection, he moved into the right lane in order to bypass vehicles turning left ahead of him. As he...
At this time of year, people want to be out doing cleanup in their gardens. What would you do if you were injured in a car accident and were no longer able to care for your yard?In the case of...
Many people are out cycling in late spring and summer, when the weather warms up. Cycling accidents are not just limited to those between cars and cyclists, as you will see in the recent case of Perilli v. Marlow, 2018 BCSC...
Last week the Supreme Court of British Columbia decided that Acheson Sweeney Foley Sahota should have carriage over a class action proceeding instead of Merchant Law Group (Strohmaier v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2018 BCSC 1613).Each law firm had commenced a...
At the time of his 2013 accident, the Plaintiff worked at GolfTEC and was a professional golfer with a class A CPGA certification (Moody v. Hejdanek, 2018 BCSC 380). His duties at work included teaching golf, fitting golf equipment to individuals...
In the case of Sommerville v. Munro, 2018 BCSC 457, the accident occurred when the Defendant’s truck lost control and hit the Plaintiff almost head on. The major issue in assessing damages was whether a pre-existing lower back condition caused at...
In the case of Edwards v. Parkinson's Heating Ltd., 2018 BCSC 593, the Plaintiffs claimed that they were exposed to and suffered injuries from carbon monoxide (“CO”) emissions from their living room fireplace.In 2007, the Plaintiffs hired a general contractor for...
In the case of Harrison v. Loblaws, Inc. (Real Canadian Superstore), 2018 BCSC 575, the Plaintiff sought damages for injuries suffered in an accident that took place at a Real Canadian Superstore. The Plaintiff slipped on a large pool of clear...