When a passenger in a motor vehicle intentionally interferes with the vehicle driver, is the passenger using or operating the motor vehicle such that his or her actions are covered by motor vehicle third party liability insurance?...
The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident on July 4, 2009, near Nanaimo, B.C. He was a passenger in a vehicle involved in an intersection collision. The other driver, Michael Peter Esaryk, was responsible for the accident. The third party has admitted liability. The claim against Ian Robert Macpherson has been discontinued....
The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle on October 3, 2010. Liability is admitted and the matter proceeded to trial for purposes of determining damages....
The plaintiff, Ms. Harpreet Sendher, is a 35 year old registered nurse who works in the pediatric oncology department at Childrens Hospital in Vancouver, B.C. She claims damages resulting from injuries she sustained in a series of four motor vehicle accidents. The accidents in question occurred November 10, 2007, February 8, 2008, March 5, 2008, and May 1, 2012. Liability for the accidents is admitted....
Isabella Morena (the plaintiff) was involved in a motor-vehicle accident on September 29, 2008 (the accident) in relation to which she is claiming damages for personal injuries. Liability is admitted on behalf of the defendants and therefore, the issues before the Court relate to the assessment of damages....
The plaintiffs action arises out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on September 20, 2010 at the intersection of King George Boulevard and 68th Avenue in Surrey, B.C. The trial was with respect to liability only....
This is a decision on costs, following on a judgment dated March 4, 2013....
The plaintiff claims damages in respect of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on March 31, 2010. For the reasons that follow I find that:1. the defendant is solely at fault for the accident;2. with respect to the key causation issue in dispute between the parties, the accident was indeed at least a contributing cause to the plaintiffs foot injury; and3. damages are therefore awarded as assessed below.Credibility of the plaintiff...
The plaintiff applies under the R. 6-1 and 6-2(7)(c) to correct a pleading misnomer by amendment or alternatively to add parties as defendants in the lawsuit. The proposed defendants oppose the application primarily on the ground that the plaintiffs claim is barred by the federal legislation governing maritime negligence law, namely the Marine Liability Act, S.C. 2001, c. 6 (the MLA) and that this Court has no jurisdiction to extend the limitation period beyond that prescribed by the MLA....
Occasionally a seemingly innocuous event can have tragic consequences....