15 Oct Latek v. Krol

             In this case the plaintiff, Mathew Latek, seeks damages for injuries he suffered in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on May 20, 2011. The defendant, Meiczyslaw Krol, admits he is liable for the full extent of Mr. Latek’s injuries. The dispute between the parties is over the amount of damages that Mr. Latek is entitled to recover.Credibility...

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10 Oct Peters v. Ortner

             The plaintiff, Laverne Peters, claims damages for injuries arising out of a motor vehicle accident (the “MVA”). He seeks compensation for non-pecuniary loss, loss due to impaired past and future earning capacity, future care costs, and special damages, as well as costs. At the time of the MVA Mr. Peters was 53 years of age and living in Abbotsford, British Columbia....

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08 Oct Lee v. Tse

             The plaintiff’s action arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on February 24, 2010 at the intersection of Canada Way and Kensington Avenue in Burnaby, BC (the “accident”). The trial of this matter was regarding liability only....

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08 Oct Cook v. Klassen

             The underlying action in this matter is a claim for damages by the plaintiff for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident (“the Accident”) which occurred April 24, 2010 when the plaintiff, Mr. Donald Cook (“Mr. Cook”), while riding his motorcycle, was in a collision with a vehicle driven by Ms. Susan Klassen (“Ms. Klassen”)....

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08 Oct Foster v. Chandel

             The defendants seek orders removing this action from Fast Track and requiring the plaintiff to attend an independent medical examination with a psychiatrist. The relief sought is somewhat intertwined. An order for a psychiatric examination may increase the length of the trial and add to the overall complexity of the proceeding thus supporting the removal of the action from Fast Track....

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04 Oct Bains v. Brar

             The plaintiff, Randy Rajinder Bains, who was 26 years old at the time of the motor vehicle accident on June 11, 2008, was injured when his vehicle collided with a vehicle driven by the defendant, Jasvir Singh Brar.  The accident took place at the intersection of 92nd Avenue and 132nd Street in Surrey, British Columbia, about a block from where the plaintiff and his wife, Sukhdeep, currently live in a rented house....

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02 Oct Vander Maeden v. Condon

              Introduction[1]             The plaintiff in these actions, Mr. Rudolphus (Rudy) Vander Maeden, sought an award of damages for injuries he claimed he suffered as a result of two accidents involving motor vehicles. Mr. Vander Maeden chose to have his claims tried by a court composed of a judge and jury and, by consent of all parties, both actions were tried together....

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30 Sep Mezo v. Malcolm

             The car belonging to the plaintiff, Ms. Camelia Mezo, was hit in a rear-end accident by a Dodge Ram truck on Highway 1 on November 23, 2010 (the “Accident”)....

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30 Sep Tran v. Edbrooke

             The plaintiff, Van Tan Tran, brings this action to recover damages that he says he sustained as a consequence of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on December 13, 2008....

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30 Sep Miller v. Emil Anderson Maintenance Co. Ltd.

             It was mid-morning on Christmas Eve, 2008, when the plaintiff, Jacob Miller, accompanied by his two dogs, headed out from his home near Hope, British Columbia to visit his daughter in White Rock.  He drove a Pathfinder SUV that he had purchased about six months earlier....

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