25 Feb Walker v. John Doe

             The defendant, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), seeks an order that counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. T. Harding, pay the special costs that arise out of a mistrial....

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19 Feb Keller v. Pearson

             On April 12, 2013, Mr. Justice Smart, now retired, dismissed the plaintiff’s claim against the defendants in oral reasons for judgment following a summary trial. The defendants seek an order that the plaintiff pay them double costs from the date of their offer of settlement, made on February 27, 2013, pursuant to Rule 9-1(5)(b) of the Supreme Court Civil Rules, B.C. Reg. 168/2009 [the Rules]. Given the retirement of the summary trial judge, I will exercise my jurisdiction pursuant to Rule 23-1(10) and personally deal with the defendants’ application.Background...

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18 Feb Kovac v. Moscone

             The sole remaining issue in this proceeding is that of costs arising from the 21-day trial which concluded in May 2011.  The only issue at trial was the assessment of the plaintiff’s damages arising from a motor vehicle accident which occurred in February 2004.  The plaintiff submitted her damages were well in excess of $1 million.  The defendant submitted a range of $15,000 to $20,000 was appropriate....

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18 Feb Nemoto v. Phagura

             On August 27, 2008, Ryotaro Nemoto (“Ryotaro”) and his sister, Rui Nemoto (“Rui), were passengers in a Toyota Corolla driven by their mother, Sanae Nemoto (“Ms. Nemoto”). Ms. Nemoto was stopped at a red light at the intersection of Brunette Avenue and Braid Street in New Westminster when her motor vehicle was rear ended by a Freightliner tractor trailer, which pushed Ms. Nemoto’s vehicle into the intersection (the “MVA”)....

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13 Feb Hoy v. Williams

             The plaintiff, a 36 year old firefighter from Port Coquitlam, was involved in two motor vehicle accidents which occurred on November 13, 2009 and September 7, 2012 respectively. On both occasions Mr. Hoy’s vehicle was lawfully stopped on the roadway it was struck in the rear by the vehicles owned and operated by the respective defendants in these two actions....

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07 Feb Shipley v. Bye

             The plaintiff, Michael Shipley, was rear-ended by the defendant, Travis Bye on January 26, 2010, at the intersection of Royal Oak Avenue and Deer Lake Parkway in Burnaby, British Columbia....

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05 Feb Arnason v. Nerio

             Mr. Arnason was injured in a motor vehicle accident on June 6, 2008, and hired Roger Watts of Salloum Watts (the “Law Firm”) to represent him in a lawsuit against the defendant for damages. After signing a contingency fee agreement with the Law Firm in 2010, Roger Watts died unexpectedly in 2011....

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05 Feb Chong v. Lee

             THE COURT:  In this motor vehicle accident action, the defendant intends to lead videotape surveillance evidence and to call two private investigators to give evidence with respect to video surveillance of the plaintiff....

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04 Feb Pacheco v. Antunovich

             This is an action by the plaintiff for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident. The plaintiff claims that she suffered injuries and losses as a result of a very minor collision in the late afternoon of February 8, 2012. For the reasons that follow, the plaintiff’s claim is dismissed. I find that the plaintiff has failed to prove on a balance of probabilities that she was injured as a result of the collision.Background...

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