On June 13, 2009, the defendant Sons of Scotland Benevolent Association (Sons of Scotland) hosted Highland Games on the property of the South Delta Secondary School in Tsawwassen. During the course of that event, the plaintiff alleges that she tripped upon an irregular projection of concrete on the sidewalk adjacent to a door which provided direct access to the schools cafeteria....
The plaintiff was injured on June 8, 2009 when she stepped in a hole on a softball field while running to catch a fly ball. The defendants apply under Rule 9-7 for summary judgment to dismiss on the basis of a waiver signed by the plaintiff....
This is an action arising from a collision between two motor vehicles. The sole issue for determination in this trial is that of liability; the plaintiff sustained a serious head injury in the accident....
THE COURT: The plaintiff applies for leave to have his expert advisor attend at the examination for discovery of a representative of the defendant Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC, currently scheduled to take place in Milwaukee on November 15, 2011 and in Vancouver on November 29....
This case raises a number of legal and factual issues, but the foremost question is, in what circumstances will police officers be subject to a private law duty of care for acts or omissions committed in the exercise of their public responsibility to preserve the peace and prevent the commission of offences?...
The plaintiffs are six[1] of eleven children born to the defendants G.K. and M.H. They seek general and future pecuniary damages from the Province of British Columbia (the Crown) for the failure of the Ministry of Child and Family Development (MCFD or the Ministry) to remove them from their parents care when it was readily apparent that they were in need of protection. The Crown has admitted liability....
In this case I am asked to assess the quantum of damages and costs to be awarded to the plaintiff, Elvis Besic, against the defendant, Zoltan Kerenyi. Mr. Besics claim arises out of an assault and battery that took place on July 2, 2003. Mr. Besic obtained default judgment against Mr. Kerenyi on April 12, 2011, after Wong J. ordered that Mr. Kerenyis appearance and statement of defence be struck on the same day. Mr. Kerenyi is currently appealing Mr. Justice Wongs decision....
THE COURT: This is an application brought on behalf of the defendant to have this matter transferred to the Provincial Court of British Columbia and, therefore, subject to the limit on damages of $25,000....
The parties brought cross-applications....
In my reasons for judgment issued December 19, 2008, (2008 BCSC 1756) I found that the plaintiff, a chiropractor in private practice, had proven on the balance of probabilities that the defendant was solely responsible for the accident and should be held 100% liable for the plaintiffs personal injuries....