22 Dec Dhaliwal v. Meerdink

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             On December 26, 2008 the plaintiff, Julie Dhaliwal, was injured in a motor vehicle accident. She was the front seat passenger in a van driven by her husband David. The couple’s three boys, ranging in age from 9 to 13, were seated in the back of the van. The family was en route from 100 Mile House to their home in Prince George. As they headed north out of Williams Lake the weather became progressively worse as snowy conditions developed. Mr. Dhaliwal was concerned about the road conditions and decided to turn off the highway to wait out the snow storm. He found a side road and signalled his intention to turn left. Before Mr. Dhaliwal could complete the turn a semi-trailer driven by the defendant passed them on the left. The semi-trailer ran the Dhaliwal family van off the road. Liability for the accident has been admitted....

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22 Dec Sahota v. Choongh

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff Mr. Mohan Singh Sahota claims damages arising out of personal injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on August 24, 2010 on the Alex Fraser Bridge in Delta, British Columbia.  The defendants admit liability for the accident....

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19 Dec Garford v. Findlow

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The defendants in these two actions seek an order that the plaintiff attend an independent medical examination (“IME”) with Dr. Robert Miller, a psychiatrist. The appointment with Dr. Miller is scheduled to take place on January 12, 2015. Ms. Garford refuses to attend the examination, having already submitted to defence medical examinations with a neurologist, an orthopedic surgeon and a dentist....

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19 Dec Best v. Thomas

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

            THE COURT:  On June 10, 2014, I issued written reasons awarding the plaintiff $2,735,818.16 for injuries received as a result of an accident caused by the defendant, April Thomas. My reasons are indexed at 2014 BCSC 1033....

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16 Dec Brandt v. Volkswagen Group Canada Inc.

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff applies for an order pursuant to Rule 6-2(7)(c) of the Supreme Court Civil Rules, B.C. Reg. 168/2009 (“SCCR”), adding Volkswagen de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (“VW Mexico”) as a defendant in this action (the “Joinder Application”). ...

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15 Dec Valencia v. Gardner

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, Emiro Castillo Valencia, claims damages for injuries he says were sustained in five different motor vehicle accidents between 2006 and 2008. The first three accidents are the subject of action VA M075049. The fourth accident is the subject of action VA M083494. The fifth accident is the subject of action VA M101744....

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10 Dec Miller v. Marsden

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This case arises out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred nine years ago when the plaintiff Matthew Miller was 16 years old. The defendants Kathryn Marsden and Frederick Marsden admit liability for the accident but dispute the severity and impact of Mr. Miller’s injuries.II.               THE ACCIDENT...

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10 Dec Kabani v. Lee

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This trial raises the issue of causation of a very significant physical disability the plaintiff asserts was caused by a low velocity, low impact motor vehicle accident (the “Accident”). The physical disability is rheumatoid arthritis, a painful auto-immune disease that bilaterally attacks the joints in the human body. For the reasons which follow, I conclude that the plaintiff has failed to prove that rheumatoid arthritis was caused by the Accident.Background...

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08 Dec Hurdle v. Lagore

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             On the evening of August 31, 2006 at approximately 8:00 p.m., the plaintiff Mr. Hurdle was driving his motorcycle east on Hastings Street, a primary east-west thoroughfare in the City of Vancouver...

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