15 Feb Smith v. Central Okanagan (Regional District)

             On August 9, 2012, following a four-day trial, the trial judge declared that the appellant’s dog, Diesel, was a “dangerous dog” within the meaning of s. 49 of the Community Charter, S.B.C. 2003, c. 26. He also declared that he had no authority to make what has come to be known as a conditional order under that section. Finally, the court ordered that Diesel be humanely euthanized. Diesel is a mixed breed dog. His precise provenance is unknown, but he is predominantly German Sheppard crossed with Rottweiler. He weighed 95 pounds in the winter of 2010/2011....

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18 Jan Bendzak v. Bohnet

             On June 21, 2001 in Savona, British Columbia, 13‑year‑old Tanner Bendzak was seriously injured when an aluminum irrigation pipe that he and his friend Connor Bohnet were raising came into contact with a high voltage power line running above a field on Connor's property....

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30 Nov Ostadsaraie v. Shokri

             This assessment of costs follows upon the settlement of a personal injury claim subject to Rule 15-1 (Fast Track Litigation) approximately 55 days before the scheduled trial date. Disbursements are not in issue....

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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 McKerr v. CML Healthcare Inc.

             The plaintiff Joy Ann McKerr alleges negligence in the conduct of a screening mammogram that took place on October 3, 2008 at a mammography screening clinic located on Richmond Road in Victoria, British Columbia....

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30 Oct Wright v. Thomas

             THE COURT:  In this personal injury action, the defendant seeks leave to make use of at trial various medical‑legal reports prepared in relation to an earlier action brought by the plaintiff. That action was resolved at a trial in 2007 before a judge and jury. Mr. Farquhar was defence counsel in the earlier action, but the plaintiff was represented by another lawyer....

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01 Oct Thornber v. Campbell

             This case involves an assessment of damages arising from what can only be described as a brutal and unprovoked assault on Dale Thornber, the plaintiff, on the night of March 24, 2007....

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27 Sep Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. v. Canadian National Railway Company

             On July 5, 2005, a train owned and operated by the defendant Canadian National Railway Company (“CN”) derailed near Avola, British Columbia. That train was carrying certain aircraft parts owned by the plaintiff Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (“MHI”) and as a result of the derailment, one of those parts was severely damaged....

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27 Sep Pennock v. Aerostar International

             These proceedings arise from a tragic hot air balloon fire that occurred on August 24, 2007, in Surrey, British Columbia. In this action the pilot is seeking damages for personal injuries that he says resulted from the negligence of the manufacturer of the balloon....

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