03 Sep Stephenson v. Lee

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff is a 52 year old woman who was injured in a motor vehicle accident on June 29, 2008 in Nelson, British Columbia. The accident occurred at an intersection on a bright clear day. The defendant’s vehicle left a stop sign and struck the plaintiff’s vehicle on the driver’s side front quarter panel, near the front wheel. The impact caused a relatively limited amount of damage to the plaintiff’s vehicle but she suffered a contusion to her face and, in the aftermath, complained of pain in her wrists, neck, back and shoulder....

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03 Sep Dent v. Young

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             Mr. Daroyl Dent (“the plaintiff”) was the only passenger in a pickup truck owned and driven by his wife, Evie Vollman Dent, when the truck was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by Mr. Glenn Young (“the defendant”) on the evening of June 12, 2010. The plaintiff was in the front passenger seat of the truck at the time and was wearing his seat belt. The accident occurred when the truck was stopped facing northbound on 200th Street in Langley, BC, waiting to make a left turn into the driveway of a residence belonging to their friend, Mr. McMartin. The plaintiff, Ms. Dent and Mr. McMartin who observed the collision from nearby, all described a collision of considerable force. The truck was pushed across the southbound lanes. Items came loose and flew about in the cab, including a radio that struck the plaintiff in the head....

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03 Sep Ahonen v. Thauli

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The question before me concerns the amount damages that should be awarded to the plaintiff, Jo-Ann Ahonen, as a result of injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident on April 17, 2009 (the "MVA")....

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29 Aug Bajramovic v. Payne

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This is an application by the defendant Stephen Payne to have the issue of liability severed from the other issues in this litigation. If successful on the severance application, he seeks to have the issue of liability resolved by way of summary trial....

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29 Aug Han v. Chahal

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             Ms. Xuan Han claims damages arising from a motor vehicle accident that occurred November 23, 2008, in Surrey.  Ms. Han was walking in a marked crosswalk southbound across 72nd Avenue at 126th Street when she was struck by a vehicle driven by the defendant Harbeen Chahal, and owned by her father, the defendant Jagdish Chahal....

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28 Aug Werner v. Ondrus

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff seeks a reconsideration of my award of costs included in my reasons for judgment given January 25, 2013. At para. 86 of those reasons for judgment I made the following award:As there has been divided success on the issues, I award the plaintiff 50% of her costs under Scale B....

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28 Aug Loft v. Nat

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, Glenn Loft, claims for damages for injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident which occurred October 2, 2007. Liability is admitted....

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27 Aug Nelson v. Lafarge Canada Inc.

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             On March 31, 2010 the plaintiff, Trevor Nelson, was cycling in the eastbound curb lane through the intersection of Hastings and Nanaimo Streets in Vancouver when he collided with a large right-turning truck (the "Accident").  The truck was driven by the defendant, Joseph Conarroe, and owned by the defendant, Lafarge Canada Inc.  After signalling his intention to do so, Mr. Conarroe turned right from Hastings onto Nanaimo without noticing Mr. Nelson on his bicycle nearby before, during or immediately after the Accident.  The truck struck and dragged Mr. Nelson along the roadway until Mr. Conarroe was alerted to what had happened by bystanders waving and calling out....

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27 Aug Pardo v. Young

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             THE REGISTRAR:  I have before me for assessment three separate bills of costs prepared by the defendants following a trial conducted by Mr. Justice Kelleher in respect of three different motor vehicle accidents in which the plaintiff was involved....

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