20 Apr Biefeld v. Neetz

             On September 7, 2007, the plaintiff, Claire Biefeld, was involved in a motor vehicle accident while driving on Highway 1 near Kamloops, B.C.  I will refer to this as the “Accident” or the “September 2007 Accident.”  Ms. Biefeld asserts that, as a result of the Accident, she suffered a number of injuries, including to her neck, left shoulder, left arm and left hand.  She says that her symptoms eventually caused her, in October 2014, to leave a job she loves.  Ms. Biefeld says further that, as of trial and as a result of her injuries, she continues to experience serious and debilitating symptoms and pain, particularly in her left arm and shoulder, and that, based on all of the medical evidence, the prognosis for any improvement is poor.  In addition to non-pecuniary damages, Ms. Biefeld seeks compensation for past income loss, loss of future income earning capacity, cost of future care and special damages....

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13 Apr Uppal v. Judge

             The plaintiff, Bhupinder Singh Uppal, claims damages arising out of four motor vehicle accidents that occurred on July 20, 2009, May 13, 2010, June 10, 2012, and December 21, 2014. Mr. Uppal commenced four separate proceedings that were heard together. Liability has been admitted, except for the accident of May 13, 2010. For the reasons which follow, I find the defendant Karnail Singh Bassi liable for the accident of May 13, 2010. Damages are therefore the only issue....

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08 Apr Hendrix v. Handa Travel Student Trip Ltd.

             This is an application by the defendants, Handa Travel Student Trip Ltd. and S-Trip! (collectively the “Handa defendants”) for leave to file a third party notice and for an extension of the time within which to serve that third party notice for a period of one year...

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06 Apr Leach v. Jesson

             This is an appeal from the dismissal by a master of the plaintiff’s application for an order for production of redacted copies of the defendant’s hospital and ambulance records for 20 November 2012, the date of the rear-end motor vehicle accident that gave rise to this action. The master’s oral reasons for judgment are indexed at Leach v. Jesson, 2016 BCSC 434. Liability for the collision has been admitted by the defendants. The trial of this damages assessment is scheduled for the 18 April 2016 assize....

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31 Mar Rutter v. Adams

- [4] II.    ISSUES [5] - [8] III.   EVIDENCE AT TRIAL [9] - [198] A.   Danica Fletcher [10] - [83] 1.     Prior to the First Accident [10] - [23] 2.     The First Accident [24] - [27] 3.     After the First Accident [28] - [52] 4.     The Second Accident [53] - [55] 5.     After the Second Accident [56] - [83] B.   Kevin Fletcher [84] - [110] C.  Robert Rutter [111] - [122] D.  Marion Rutter [123] - [133] E.   Stephen Matthews [134] - [136] F.   Leanne Robb [137] - [140] G.  Erin Salo [141] - [148] H.  Expert Evidence [149] - [198] 1.     Dr. Heather McLeod, Family Physician ...

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31 Mar Pike v. Kasiri

             Jeffrey David Pike (“the Plaintiff”) is about to turn 40 years old. Almost six-and-a-half years ago, on August 18, 2009, at about 7:00 p.m., the Plaintiff’s vehicle was struck on the right side as it entered an intersection by a vehicle driven by Ashkan Kasiri (“the Defendant”), who had proceeded through a red light. Liability for the accident is admitted....

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31 Mar Maldonado v. Mooney

             The plaintiff Mr. Maldonado – being of Hispanic extraction, he follows the convention of his maternal surname being placed last – sustained a significant back injury in a rear-end collision on August 26, 2009. Liability is admitted. In issue at trial are pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages including loss of earning capacity and cost of future care.EvidenceBackground...

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30 Mar Nijjar v. Hill

             On September 3, 2010, a motor vehicle driven by the plaintiff Jaspreet Nijjar was stopped at an intersection when struck from behind by a vehicle driven by the defendant Susan Hill.  Ms. Hill has admitted that the accident was caused by her negligence....

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22 Mar Dorsey v. Bhindi

             The plaintiff, Tammy Dorsey, seeks damages arising from a four-vehicle car accident on April 3, 2013.  She was driving her Geo Tracker and was stopped at a red light behind other stationary vehicles.  A Mercedes-Benz rear-ended the vehicle behind her, which hit the rear end of her vehicle pushing it into the vehicle in front of her.  Liability is not in issue....

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04 Mar Lacayo v. Guitard

             This case concerns the plaintiff Carmen Lacayo’s claim that she suffered debilitating injuries in a 2008 car accident, to which liability is admitted. She seeks non-pecuniary damages of $200,000, an in trust claim for her husband of $30,000, an in trust claim for her daughter of $1,000, $80,000 compensation for her loss of housekeeping capacity, $200,000 to pay for the costs her future care, and $20,000 for damage to her income earning capacity....

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