19 Jun Gonzalez v. Workers’ Compensation Board (New Work Safe) of British Columbia

Posted at 00:00h in Uncategorised

             THE COURT:  In this application, the defendants, Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia, seek orders that the notice of civil claim be struck out and the claim dismissed; a declaration that the plaintiff has habitually, persistently, and without reasonable grounds instituted vexatious legal proceedings in the Supreme Court against the Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia and must not bring a legal proceeding in the Supreme Court of British Columbia or the Provincial Court of British Columbia without leave of the court pursuant to s. 18 of the Supreme Court Act, RSBC 1996, c 443; an order that the staff of the registries of the Supreme and Provincial Courts are authorized to discard any documents that the plaintiff attempts to file in contravention of this order; an order dispensing with approval of the plaintiff to the form of this order; and costs....

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12 Jun D.M. v. R.L.

Posted at 00:00h in Uncategorised

             The plaintiff, D.M., seeks damages against the estate of her deceased step-father, J.W., and against her mother, I.M., arising from their treatment of her when she was a child....

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18 Feb Kovac v. Moscone

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The sole remaining issue in this proceeding is that of costs arising from the 21-day trial which concluded in May 2011.  The only issue at trial was the assessment of the plaintiff’s damages arising from a motor vehicle accident which occurred in February 2004.  The plaintiff submitted her damages were well in excess of $1 million.  The defendant submitted a range of $15,000 to $20,000 was appropriate....

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03 Dec Reimer v. Roosters Country Cabaret Ltd.

Posted at 00:00h in Other

             On the evening of September 12, 2009, Jacob Reimer consumed almost a dozen cans of beer and at approximately 1:00 a.m. the next morning, entered a night club known as Rooster’s Country Cabaret Ltd. (“Rooster’s”), which is located in a small shopping center in Pitt Meadows, B.C. At the time, Mr. Reimer was with his friend, Ryan Murchie, and two young women, all of whom had also been drinking alcohol, although not as excessively as had Mr. Reimer....

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10 Oct Dhillon v. Jaffer

Posted at 00:00h in Uncategorised

             In my reasons for judgment (2013 BCSC 1595), I awarded Mr. Dhillon damages for loss of opportunity of $5,000 and general damages of $40,000. I did not award court order interest on either amount. Mr. Jaffe, counsel for Mr. Dhillon, submits that I should have ordered interest on both, as they are both pecuniary judgments. Mr. Macdonald, counsel for Mr. Jaffer, takes the opposite view, submitting that I should not include court order interest on those two portions of my judgment....

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19 Sep Abbott v. Glaim

Posted at 00:00h in Uncategorised

             This is an action for damages for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff, Joyce Abbott, as a result of an alleged assault that took place in the early morning of March 25, 2006. Ms. Abbott claims that she was pushed backwards down an outside set of stairs by the defendant Lucy Glaim. The incident took place at a house in Moricetown, British Columbia where Ms. Abbott and Ms. Glaim were both attending a house party....

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06 Sep Scott v. Canada (Attorney General)

Posted at 00:00h in Workplace

             This action is about promises the Canadian Government made to men and women injured while in service to their country and whether it is obliged to fulfill those promises....

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22 Jul Plishka-Humphreys v. Bolen

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This is an assessment of damages arising out of an assault which took place on July 2, 2004, when the defendant Daniel Robert Bolen repeatedly punched the plaintiff in the head and face. On September 21, 2005, the defendant pled guilty to a charge of aggravated assault and was sentenced to 30 days to be served on weekends plus probation....

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26 Jun Hilton v. Grahams Farms Ltd.

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, a 43-year-old forestry worker, was employed as a heli-rigger/bucker by the defendant Greenslide Cattle Co. Ltd. (“Greenslide”) at the time of his dismissal on May 12, 2010.  Greenslide’s business operations included logging and cattle ranching....

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22 Nov Glenn v. Seair Seaplanes Ltd.

Posted at 00:00h in Other

             These are proceedings pursuant to Rule 9-4 of the Supreme Court Rules, considering points of law that arise from the pleadings.  The parties consent to proceeding in this manner....

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