09 Oct Yick v. Johnson

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             On October 21, 2006, the plaintiff Loretta Yick was severely injured in a motor vehicle accident. At the time of the accident, Ms. Yick was sitting in the front passenger seat of a car being driven by her husband, the defendant Martin Li. They were on their way to a dinner out. At approximately 6 p.m. Mr. Li entered the intersection of Lougheed Highway and Dewdney Trunk Road in Coquitlam. While the Li car was in that intersection, it was struck on the passenger side by a Ford F250 pickup truck (the “Truck”) being driven by the defendant, Nils Christopher Johnson....

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05 Oct Pike v. Dandiwal

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The trial of this action concerned the determination of fault for a motor vehicle accident that occurred on December 30, 2007 at the intersection of 168th Street and 64 Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia. A pewter coloured GMC pick-up truck driven by the plaintiff, Robert Pike, collided with a grey Honda Accord owned by the defendant, Satwinder Dandiwal, and driven by his father, Gej Dandiwal, close to 6:00 p.m. I am satisfied from all of the evidence that the collision took place between 5:50 and 5:55 p.m....

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04 Oct Middelaer v. Berner

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff claims damages arising from a motor vehicle accident which occurred on May 17, 2008 in Delta, B.C. (the “Accident”). This application is to add the Corporation of Delta (“Delta”) as a defendant in this action and for leave to file an amended notice of civil claim which will include the allegations against Delta. This matter is contested by Delta as the application to add Delta is being brought outside the limitation period within which an action can be commenced against Delta....

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04 Oct Wallner v. Uppal

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             THE COURT:  On May 29, 2009, the 37-year-old plaintiff was the passenger in her car, a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt, driven by her then boyfriend.  The car stopped for traffic on the Knight Street Bridge and was rear-ended by Mr. Garcha's 2002 Chevrolet Venture.  Mr. Garcha's vehicle was struck from behind by Mr. Uppal's 1997 Pontiac Grand Am, which impact caused the Garcha vehicle to strike the plaintiff's car a second time....

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02 Oct Nowe v. Bowerman

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             THE COURT:  The plaintiff claims damages for injuries to his neck and shoulder suffered in a motor vehicle accident on September 30, 2008.  The trial is presently set for five days commencing October 7, 2013....

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28 Sep Kilian v. Valentin

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             Jennifer Kilian was injured in a motor vehicle accident in Vancouver on February 1, 2008, when her car was struck by a large semi-trailer truck driven by Cory Valentin and owned by Berezay Trucking Inc....

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28 Sep Chow v. Nguyen

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This is a review of a Master’s decision in which he allowed costs of photocopies at 25 cents per page and the full amount of two expert reports....

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27 Sep Vo v. Michl

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This action arises out of a rear end collision that occurred on February 26, 2011, on Kingsway at the intersection of Sidney Street in Vancouver, B.C. The only issue before me is liability....

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