15 Dec De Corde v. De Corde

             On October 26, 2011, I dismissed the defendant’s application for an order that the plaintiff attend an independent medical examination with Dr. Kevin Solomons. The appointment with Dr. Solomons was scheduled to take place in Vancouver the day after the application was brought. The application was brought on short notice to the plaintiff....

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14 Dec Burgess v. Buell Distribution Corporation

             THE COURT:  This is an application for the following relief:1.         The Defendant HARLEY- DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY GROUP, LLC ("HDMC"), through its representative Lance Onan, will submit to an examination for discovery at the offices of Coast Reporting 1101 - 808 Nelson Street, Vancouver, B.C. at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 or such other time and date as may be convenient for Mr. Onan and counsel for the Plaintiff to2.         a.         answer the questions attached as Schedule “A” and to answer any questions arising from those questions, andb.         to continue the examination for discovery which was adjourned on November 15, 2011.3.         The length of the examination which is the subject of this order must not exceed 7 hours in duration, excluding the length of the examination Mr. Onan which took place on November 15, 2011, or any period to which the Defendant HDMC consents, subject to any further court order.4.         The costs of and incidental to the attendance of Mr. Onan at the examination for discovery which is the subject of this order, and the costs of and incidental to this motion, are payable by the Defendant HDMC to the Plaintiff in any event of the cause....

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12 Dec Pearlman v. Phelps Leasing Ltd.

             The plaintiff, Mr. Pearlman, is a 77-year-old retired lawyer who represented himself on this claim for injuries allegedly suffered by him in a motor vehicle accident on February 9, 2007 (the “2007 Accident”). The defendants admit liability, but submit that the collision was minor in nature, and any injuries of which the plaintiff complains pre-existed the 2007 Accident....

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08 Dec Anderson v. Kozniuk

             Mr. Anderson’s claim arises out of a pedestrian-motor vehicle accident which occurred on January 9, 2008. The trial before me dealt with a determination of liability only. If necessary, the damages phase will continue in February....

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07 Dec Power v. Carswell

             Ms. Power was injured in a motor vehicle accident in Kamloops, B.C., on November 8, 2006 (“Accident”). The Accident occurred in the intersection of Lansdowne St. and 3rd Avenue, which is controlled by traffic signals. Ms. Power was driving a Pontiac Sunfire westbound on Lansdowne when she struck the Jeep which Mr. Carswell was driving northbound on 3rd Avenue, turning left onto Lansdowne. Both liability for the accident and the quantum of damages were in issue. Ms. Power’s claims proceeded to a 6-day trial....

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06 Dec Smith v. Williams

             THE COURT: The plaintiff, Trinity Rae Smith, advances a claim for damages arising out of a motor vehicle collision that occurred on July 9, 2009. Liability for the collision is admitted by the defendant....

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06 Dec Atker v. Nair

             THE COURT:  The plaintiff, Amandeep Atker, was driving her 2001 Mazda Protégé through the parking lot of a shopping mall in Surrey, B.C., on February 25, 2008, when she was struck by a 1999 Plymouth Minivan driven by the defendant....

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05 Dec Reilander v. Campbell

             THE COURT:  Ms. Reilander was driving her motor vehicle on July 29, 2006. She was stopped, waiting to make a left turn into a parking lot, when her vehicle was struck from behind by a motor vehicle driven by Mr. Campbell. The defendant has admitted liability for the accident. A trial was held to determine the quantum of damages....

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02 Dec Sandhu v. Roy

             The plaintiff, Jagjeet Sandhu, sues for damages in action S21828, the first action, alleging he was run down by the defendant in a crosswalk on November 6, 2008. The plaintiff asks for this action to be heard together with the second action, S22959, brought in respect of a motor vehicle collision on August 13, 2010. In the second action, the plaintiff pleads that he was injured when his vehicle was rear-ended by a vehicle driven by one of the defendants to that action....

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