This trial was conducted under the Fast Track rules and relates to a motor vehicle accident which occurred on March 19, 2009. It is conceded that the plaintiff was injured in that accident and the defendants have admitted liability....
The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident with the defendants on December 5, 2008 and sued for damages. On July 5, 2012, I rendered judgment for the plaintiff and awarded damages totaling $83,937. Those reasons are indexed at 2012 BCSC 974. The breakdown of the damages was as follows:Special damages: $2,937;Non-pecuniary damages: $50,000;Past wage loss: $7,000;Future loss of earning capacity: $23,000; andCost of future care: $1,000....
This action arises out of a rear-end collision that occurred on April 17, 2010 (the accident). Liability has been admitted. ...
These reasons relate to the taxation of a party-and-party bill of costs, which were awarded at Scale B in a personal injury action. There is some minor dispute about the tariff items; however, the primary issues before me are whether or not certain disbursements for expert reports were reasonable and whether the plaintiff should be entitled to recover interest on a disbursement loan.Background Facts...
Mr. Tomashewsky was involved in a motor vehicle accident on October 22, 2009 in the City of New Westminster. At the time he was operating his motor vehicle on 12th Avenue proceeding to the intersection of Columbia Street where he came to a stop at a red light. While stopped there he was rear-ended by a Cadillac Escalade SUV driven by the defendant Richard Linnebank....
This is a personal injury case arising from a motor vehicle collision that occurred at or near the intersection of 8th Ave. and 20th St., New Westminster on September 5, 2007(the Accident). The plaintiff, Mr. Chekoy, was a passenger in a 1994 Suzuki Sidekick convertible driven by his son. The defendant, Kenneth Brandon Hall was the driver and owner of the vehicle that collided with the Suzuki. Immediately following the collision, Mr. Hall for some reason fled the scene in his car. His licence plate and Audi emblem from his car were recovered by the police officer who attended the scene. Counsel advises that Mr. Hall reported the Accident to ICBC the next day. The police later attended Mr. Halls residence and issued him a traffic ticket for leaving the scene of an accident. I am advised that the fine was paid....
The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident on January 15, 2009, when a 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier owned by Norman Da Costa and operated by Danica Da Costa ran a stop sign and struck her 2008 Kia Rondo on the drivers side door. Liability for the collision is admitted by the defendants. No contributory negligence is alleged. The trial proceeded on the assessment of damages.II...
The plaintiff seeks damages for personal injuries he received as a result of a motor vehicle accident on October 14, 2009. Liability by the defendant is admitted but quantum is disputed, in particular the quantum of future care and special damages....
The plaintiff, Ms. Brewster, was injured in a car accident that occurred on August 3, 2008 (the Accident"). Liability for the Accident has been admitted. A central issue in this case is the extent to which Ms. Brewster's various post-Accident and ongoing difficulties were caused by the Accident.Background and the Plaintiffs Pre-Accident Condition...
The plaintiff, Amy Sefton, seeks an assessment of damages for her injuries received on December 16, 2008. She was a passenger in a gondola cabin when a tower supporting the cable to which the cabin was attached collapsed. She was injured in the resulting fall of the gondola cabin. It did not strike the ground but rather dropped some of the distant towards the ground.Background...