On March 14, 2005, the plaintiff, Kelsey Chamberlin was a front seat passenger in her fathers Honda Civic. They were proceeding north on Ospica Drive, in the City of Prince George, when their vehicle collided with a vehicle owned and operated by the defendant, Beverly Lois Profeit (the car accident). Liability of the defendant is admitted by her counsel....
These reasons address the assessment of party/party costs following the claimants filing of a notice of discontinuance. The reasons may be read in conjunction with Milkovich v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2010 BCSC 1567, which concerns the assessment of costs in a related action.Background...
The defendant seeks an order under Rule 9-7 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules that the plaintiff was negligent and solely liable for a motor vehicle accident that occurred on March 10, 2009, in Burnaby, B.C. The plaintiff agrees that the issue of liability should be determined by way of summary trial, but seeks an order that the defendant was solely liable for the accident.The evidence...
In this personal injury case, the plaintiff applies for leave to have seven lay witnesses and four expert witnesses testify by videoconference. The defendant says that to have such a large portion of crucial evidence in this case heard by videoconference offends the principles of the new Rules and offends the principles of fundamental justice....
In December, 2005, Ms. Schuk was struck by a highway tractor trailer on Highway 16 near Valemont, B.C. The tractor trailer was licensed in Manitoba. Ms. Schuk was a pedestrian at the time. She had a B.C. drivers license....
This is an assessment of party/party costs in what is commonly known as a Part VII action....
The plaintiff, Melissa Hunter, is a 32 year old woman who was injured in a motor vehicle accident October 20, 2006 in North Vancouver, British Columbia....
The plaintiff, Jacob Rothenbusch, claims damages for injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident (the accident) that occurred in Mission, B.C. on February 22, 2007. The defendant, Kevin Van Boeyen, contests both liability and the quantum of damages claimed....
On February 19, 2005, the plaintiff, Katrina Carr, sustained multiple soft-tissue injuries in a high impact motor vehicle collision. She was a passenger in a minivan which was struck from behind by a Chevrolet Cavalier driven by the defendant, Randy Simpson. The defendant believes he fell asleep at the wheel. His liability is admitted....
This has been a short trial of a claim for damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained by the plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident which occurred on January 10, 2007, near Campbell River. Shortly before the trial, the defendant admitted that he alone was at fault for the accident. The only issue at the end of the trial was the amount of damages that should be awarded to the plaintiff for non-pecuniary loss....