10 Nov Chamberlin v. Profeit

             On March 14, 2005, the plaintiff, Kelsey Chamberlin was a front seat passenger in her father’s 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....

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10 Nov Jennings v. Doe

             As previously order by Justice Schultes, this trial proceeded on the issue of liability only.  On October 7, 2008, the plaintiff was injured when his Toyota pick-up truck left the travelled portion of the Trans-Canada Highway (“the highway”) and struck a hydro pole in the adjacent ditch.  The plaintiff alleges that the accident was caused by the negligence of the unidentified driver of a tractor-trailer unit which crossed into his lane of travel, forcing his vehicle to leave the roadway....

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08 Nov Milkovich v. Bucan

             These reasons address the assessment of party/party costs following the claimant’s 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...

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05 Nov Nonis v. Granata

             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...

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05 Nov Slaughter v. Sluys

             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....

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29 Oct Hunter v. Yuan

           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....

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28 Oct Rothenbusch v. Van Boeyen

             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....

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27 Oct Carr v. Simpson

             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....

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