02 Feb Nikolic v. Olson

             The application before me arises from a personal injury claim. The applicants, Josiah Olson and Joel Olson [collectively, “the Olsons” or “the defendants”] seek an order requiring the respondent, Thomas Nikolic [“Mr. Nikolic” or “the plaintiff”], to provide signed authorizations allowing them to obtain from certain third parties records relating to the plaintiff.II.       FACTS...

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01 Feb Edmondson v. Payer

             The plaintiff sustained soft tissue injuries in a motor vehicle accident on November 9, 2005.  Five years later, the plaintiff says she still has frequent neck pain and stiffness, as well as headaches, although she has remained physically active and has experienced no significant loss of income.  The defendant responds to this relatively small claim for damages with a full-scale attack on the credibility of the plaintiff and the medical experts called on her behalf....

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19 Jan MacKenzie v. Rogalasky

             The plaintiff, Robert MacKenzie, claims damages for soft tissue injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident on April 10, 2003, (the “accident”) when his vehicle was struck by Mr. Rogalasky, the defendant in these proceedings, while at the intersection of Burrard St. and Georgia St. in Vancouver, British Columbia....

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19 Jan Bransford v. Yilmazcan

             The plaintiff was awarded damages by a jury in her claim against the defendants in relation to personal injuries she suffered in a motor vehicle accident.  The accident occurred on May 6, 2005.  The jury trial completed on October 28, 2009.  The defendants appealed the jury award.  The Court of Appeal reduced the jury’s award for non-pecuniary damages but otherwise left the damages awarded by the jury intact....

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19 Jan Brooks v. Gilchrist

             This is an application for costs following my reasons dated May 14, 2010 [2010 BCSC 685], which were delivered following a trial of two motor vehicle accidents, which took place in January and February 2010 over six days....

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19 Jan McIlvenna v. Viebig

             On January 12, 2011, I heard the plaintiff’s application to re-open a trial.  The five day liability trial started on August 30, 2010, and completed on September 3, 2010.  Judgment has been reserved. ...

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