This is an assessment of disbursements only pursuant to a settlement reached between the parties which occurred prior to the trial scheduled to take place on July 7, 2014. I was advised by both counsel that the plaintiffs claim was settled before trial for $56,000.00, plus disbursements....
This is the defendants application for dismissal of the plaintiffs claim for want of prosecution, or, in the alternative, that previous costs orders be satisfied forthwith and that the plaintiff pay $50,000 into court for security for costs....
This is an application by the defendants to withdraw the admission of negligence and liability made in their response to civil claim filed December 18, 2013....
Are the Supreme Court Civil Rules, B.C. Reg. 168/2009 [Rules], a complete code with respect to the service and receipt of expert reports and expert opinion, or does a common law rule relating to the admission of expert opinion and the qualification of an expert in a trial still exist?II. Background...
In my Reasons for Judgment issued September 20, 2011 (indexed at 2011 BCSC 1254), I concluded that the plaintiff, Stephen Henry, was entirely liable for the motor vehicle accident that is the subject matter of this proceeding. Accordingly, his claim was dismissed....
Kayla Kaboly-Zadeh claims damages for injuries she suffered in a car accident that occurred on the Port Mann Bridge in Surrey, B.C. on November 16, 2011. The defendant admits liability for the accident....
These reasons are supplemental to those found in Isbister v. Delong, 2014 BCSC 1395. That decision relates to claims made by the plaintiff for damages from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. At the conclusion of the trial the parties were given leave to make written submissions on a number of issues which were not argued at the trial. These are my decisions on those issues.I. Interest on Loans...
Glen Davidge was in his truck stopped at a light when his vehicle was struck from behind by a van driven by the defendant, Brian Fairholm. The accident occurred on September 15, 2009. The third party, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), admits that the defendant was negligent....
The plaintiff Bingchun Zhao was injured on October 4, 2008 when the vehicle he was driving was struck from the rear by a vehicle driven by the defendant, Qiang Yu. The defendant admits that the collision was caused by his negligence and that the accident caused soft tissue injuries to Mr. Zhaos neck and back; and caused or contributed to Mr. Zhaos headaches. Mr. Yu specifically denies that Mr. Zhao sustained a brain injury; and the parties disagree about the severity, duration and effect of the injuries received by Mr. Zhao as a result of the collision. Mr. Yu also alleges that Mr. Zhao failed to take reasonable steps to mitigate his damages.FACTS...
On June 17, 2009 the plaintiff, Rose Isaacs, sustained injuries when she fell after exiting the front door of a transit bus. ...