08 May Land v. Di Maddalena

             This is a claim for damages, arising from injuries Spencer Land, an infant, suffered as a result of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on April 22, 2005. The claim is advanced by his mother and litigation guardian, Georgina Dawn Land. The defendant admits liability and acknowledges that the plaintiff is entitled to compensation but says the award should be much more modest than what the plaintiff says is fair and reasonable.The Accident...

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29 Apr Bilanik v. Ferman

             The plaintiff, Krystyna Bilanik, claims damages for injuries sustained in two motor vehicle accidents. The first occurred on May 16, 2008 when the plaintiff was a passenger in a stationary vehicle struck by the defendant, Juan Ferman (the “first accident”). Liability for this accident has been admitted on behalf of Mr. Ferman. The only issue is what damages, if any, were sustained by the plaintiff....

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29 Apr Chiang v. Medland

             The plaintiff is a 65-year old woman who lives in Surrey. She was injured in a motor vehicle accident on February 3, 2010 at the intersection of Fraser Highway and 148th Street. The accident was a low speed rear-ender which caused minimal damage to the vehicle. The ICBC estimators who assessed the damage both considered the claims to be “cosmetic.” Photographs in evidence show some scuffing on the bumpers of the vehicle, with no deformation....

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28 Apr Pilfold v. Jaswal

             On March 2, 2010, Peter Pilfold was a passenger in a Royal City taxi negligently operated by Jaswinder Jaswal which struck the Pattullo Bridge curb in a single vehicle accident in New Westminster, B.C. (the “Accident”). Mr. Pilfold was on his way to the dispatch office in New Westminster to work as a longshoreman. This case concerns the assessment of damages arising from the negligent operation of the taxi.II.       Background...

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25 Apr Carreon-Rivera v. Zhang

             The plaintiff, Anna Carreon-Rivera, was involved in a collision on October 16, 2009 when the vehicle she was driving was struck by the vehicle driven by the defendant Guo Qing Zhang. Ms. Carreon-Rivera was proceeding westbound in the curb lane on 41st Avenue in Vancouver, British Columbia, when the defendant, who was in a vehicle in the adjacent lane, made a sudden lane change and collided with her vehicle. The collision pushed Ms. Carreon-Rivera’s vehicle up onto the right hand curb. The vehicle was then dragged along by the defendant’s vehicle for half a block before coming to a rest....

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25 Apr Rahimi v. Ma

             The plaintiff, Ms. Rahimi, seeks damages for personal injuries she suffered as a result of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on April 9, 2010 (the “Accident”). The issues raised in this action are made simpler by numerous factors. Liability is admitted. Ms. Rahimi did not suffer from any pre-Accident injuries or disabilities. There is no suggestion of any intervening factors that may have contributed to or exacerbated her injuries. The defendants called no expert evidence. To the credit of counsel for both parties they worked efficiently and cooperatively to address those issues that mattered and to ignore those that did not....

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24 Apr Hart v. Jacobsen

             The plaintiff claims damages for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision that occurred December 17, 2011 on Highway 97 North near Summit Lake, BC. In a consent order made June 3, 2013 the issues of liability and quantum were severed. I heard the issue of liability only....

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22 Apr Bulpitt v. Muirhead

             This action arises out of a motor vehicle accident (the “Accident”) that occurred on November 5, 2007.  The plaintiff was stopped at a traffic light when his vehicle was rear-ended by the defendants’ vehicle....

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