14 Aug Singleton v. MacKenzie Fujisawa LLP
This is an application by the defendants for an order setting aside the plaintiffs Notice Requiring Trial by Jury....
14 Aug Kerr v. Global Investments House Inc.
The plaintiff, Mr. Kerr, injured his left shoulder when he fell while leaving the Greenbrier Hotel (the Hotel) in Vancouver on the morning of August 28, 2009. He alleges he suffered and continues to suffer pain, disability, loss of enjoyment of life, and loss of amenities as a result. He also alleges that as a result of the injuries and the associated pain, he became addicted to opiate painkillers and then to heroin, which led to a four-year downward spiral in his life....
13 Aug Boparai v. Boparai Estate
This case deals with the consequences to Abjot Boparai of a tragic motor vehicle accident that he and other members of his family were involved in on September 18, 1999, when he was eight years old. His mother and his twin brother were killed, and he suffered significant facial scarring that has required numerous follow-up treatments over the years....
13 Aug Barber v. Jack
THE COURT: This trial concerns liability for a motor vehicle accident that occurred on July 11, 2008....
12 Aug Hay v. Benzer
On December 15, 2008, the plaintiff, Keira Hay, was struck by a large black truck operated by the defendant, Ernest Benzer, which ran a red light when the plaintiff was crossing the intersection at Harvey Avenue and Burtch Road in Kelowna. She was thrown a foot or foot and a half in the air, she fell on her tailbone and hit her head on the pavement. Liability is admitted. The defendant pled guilty to failure to stop at a red light and failure to render assistance at the scene of an accident.BACKGROUND...
12 Aug Hill v. Murray
The plaintiff, Judith Katherine Hill, was in a very bad car accident on October 26, 2009. At trial, the defendants, Gerald Murray and Hilltop Greenhouses Ltd., disputed liability; challenged the underpinnings for some of the most significant medical diagnoses and prognoses that Ms. Hill received; disputed causation; and finally, quantified her losses much lower than she did. Within those broad issues are many discrete issues which I will identify as I address them in my reasons.Liability...
08 Aug McCarthy v. Davies
Shirley McCarthy was involved in a motor vehicle accident on March 7, 2010. She seeks damages for the injuries she alleges she suffered as a result....
07 Aug Toopitsin v. McMullen
The plaintiff in this case is a young woman in her mid‑teens. She suffered soft-tissue injuries in a car accident some six years ago. She maintains that her function is still limited by pain from those injuries and claims damages for pain and suffering and reduction of earning capacity....
06 Aug Knight v. Knight
On Wednesday, October 22, 2008, the Defendant, Richard Knight set out to drive his wife, the plaintiff, Carolee Knight, and their two children from Kitimat to Terrace, British Columbia in the familys car. Ms. Knight, who was approximately six months pregnant, was in the front passenger seat, and the two children were in the back seat....
06 Aug Solberg v. Carriere
THE COURT: This is a trial into the question of liability for an accident in which a trailer being towed by a vehicle driven by the defendant, Mr. Carriere, ran over Ms. Solberg in a parking lot. Issues of liability were severed from issues of damages by an order granted June 2, 2014....