15 Jul Parti v. Pokorny
The defendant applies for an order to allow production and use of a transcript of the case planning conference (CPC) conducted by me in this matter on March 15, 2011....
15 Jul Gill v. Widjaja
This is the assessment of party and party costs arising in a personal injury case, brought under Rule 15-1(Fast Track).BACKGROUND...
14 Jul Rackstraw v. Robertson
On November 22, 2005, Peter Rackstraw was injured in a tragic motor vehicle accident. He subsequently died in hospital. His wife and children claim damages against the defendants William Robertson and A.M. P.M. Landclearing & Demolition Ltd. under the Family Compensation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 126, for negligence arising from the accident. These defendants seek a dismissal of the claim against them under Rule 9-7 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules, B.C. Reg. 168/2009. The plaintiffs have discontinued the action against the remaining defendants....
06 Jul Ziani v. Thede
The plaintiffs action arises out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on October 3, 2006, at the intersection of Boundary Road and Kingsway, in Vancouver, B.C. The parties obtained an order severing the issues of liability and damages. This judgment solely addresses liability....
06 Jul Crane v. Lee
The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident when the defendants car ran a stop sign, hitting the plaintiffs car on the passenger side and causing significant vehicle damage. The plaintiff says the force of the collision lifted her off her seat and threw her against the side. Liability for the accident is admitted....
05 Jul Sevinski v. Vance
The plaintiff, Ms. Sevinski, was a passenger in a motor vehicle driven by the defendant, Ms. Vance, when she was involved in a motor vehicle accident. The accident took place on November 27, 2007 (the Accident). Liability for the Accident has been admitted. Ms. Sevinski maintains that she continues to suffer from various forms of functional impairment as a result of the Accident and that she now struggles with chronic pain syndrome....
29 Jun Rintoul v. Gabriele
The plaintiff, Michelle Rintoul, 27 years of age at the time of trial, was walking across Richards Street at the intersection with Dunsmuir Street in downtown Vancouver, late in the afternoon of November 3, 2006, when she was struck by a vehicle being driven by the defendant. She was knocked to the ground and suffered injuries, including a head injury....
29 Jun Hunstad v. Cormier
THE COURT: On September 8, 2008, the plaintiff, Ms. Hunstad, suffered injuries while she was riding a bicycle at the intersection of McCallum Road (McCallum) and Marshall Road (Marshall) in Abbotsford, British Columbia (City)....
28 Jun Racy v. Leask
This motor vehicle action arises from an accident that occurred sometime after 7:00 p.m. on or about October 18, 2006, on the Yellowhead Highway #16 (Hwy. #16) between Prince Rupert and Terrace, B.C., in the vicinity of the entrance to the Kasiks Wilderness Resort and Lodge (the Kasiks Resort). The distance between Prince Rupert and Terrace is approximately 150 kilometres. In the area where the accident occurred, Hwy. #16 is a two-lane paved highway with no barrier or median at the centre line. The highway travels through a largely forested and mountainous wilderness area that includes the Skeena River Valley and the Kitimat and Coastal Mountain ranges....
28 Jun Burke v. Artz
In this personal injury damages assessment, the main issues are the quantum of the plaintiffs claims for non-pecuniary loss, loss of past and future opportunity to earn income and cost of future care. The plaintiffs claims arise out of her complaints of psychological injury including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety together with chronic myofascial pain and headaches, all of which she attributes to a motor vehicle accident. The defendants have admitted liability for the accident, but contest the plaintiffs claims for compensation.Credibility...