16 Nov Bedoret v. Badham

             By notice of application filed June 5, 2012, the plaintiff applies to court almost three years after the collision to add the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (“ICBC”) as a nominal defendant to this action and for leave to amend its notice of civil claim....

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15 Nov Cikojevic v. Timm

             I awarded the plaintiff these damages for personal injuries she suffered in a motor vehicle accident; Cikojevik v. Timm, 2010 BCSC 800:§  Non pecuniary damages, net of mitigation     $152,000.00§  Past loss of income                                         $2,000.00§  Delayed entry into work force                         $55,000.00§  Loss of work capacity                               $1,000,000.00§  Special damages                                           $20,726.16§  Special damages in trust                                 $5,000.00§  Cost of future care                                      $251,525.00§  Total                                                        $1,486,287.16§  Plus court order interest by consent                 $1,828.69§  Total                                                       $1,488,115.85...

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15 Nov R. v. Fogt

             A Judicial Justice of the Peace found Mr. Fogt guilty as operator of a vehicle of violating s. 68(3) of the Motor Vehicle Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 318 (“MVA”) for having failed to take steps to locate and notify in writing the owner or person in charge of property whose property he had damaged while operating it. Section 68(3) provides:(3)        The driver or operator or any other person in charge of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in damage to property on or adjacent to a highway, other than a vehicle under subsection (2), must take reasonable steps to locate and notify in writing the owner or person in charge of the property of the fact of the accident and of the following:(a)        the name and address of the driver, operator or other person in charge of the vehicle;(b)        the name and address of the registered owner;(c)        the licence number of the vehicle....

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13 Nov Moll v. Parmar

             The defendant has brought an application pursuant to Rule 12-6(5)(a) to have the jury notice in this personal injury action struck and to have the matter proceed to trial without a jury. The jury notice was filed on July 14, 2012....

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09 Nov Parent v. Lohia

             These are assessments of two bills of costs presented by the plaintiff following settlement of two motor vehicle accidents in which the plaintiff was injured....

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09 Nov Sam v. Corona

             This personal injury trial dealt with the consequences of a collision between vehicles driven by the plaintiff Leslie Sam and the defendant Franco Corona at an intersection in Maple Ridge on July 26, 2009....

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06 Nov Spiering v. Trevor

             The plaintiffs, Michael Spiering and Mechthild Maria Spiering (collectively, “the Spierings”), who are husband and wife, each commenced an action seeking damages for injuries that they suffered when they were injured in a motor vehicle accident. The accident occurred at about noon on September 17, 2008, on Highway 19 near the Zeballos junction turn off, near the Town of Port McNeill, British Columbia....

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