09 Jul Breberin v. Santos

             This is an application to strike the plaintiff’s claim as a consequence of her contempt of court and her failure to comply with the Supreme Court Civil Rules. ...

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09 Jul Densem v. Sidal

             The plaintiff’s claims arise out of two motor vehicle collisions that occurred on November 19, 2007 in Burnaby, British Columbia. Both the plaintiff and defendant were travelling westbound on the Lougheed Highway approaching Holdom Avenue....

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28 Jun Kezel v. Greenslade

             This assessment of costs follows the settlement of personal injury claims brought by the plaintiff, Jacquelyn Kezel, arising from two motor vehicle accidents that occurred on July 5th and July 24th, 2007. Both claims settled when the plaintiff accepted a formal offer to settle dated March 31st, 2011 in the amount of $46,000 plus taxable costs and disbursements. That acceptance occurred on April 7th, 2011....

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25 Jun Pataria v. Bertrand

             The plaintiff Rajdeep Singh Pataria by his litigation guardian claims against the defendant Raymond Bertrand for personal injuries and other losses he alleges he sustained in a motor vehicle collision that occurred on February 9, 2007 in the City of Surrey, Province of British Columbia....

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07 Jun Narain v. Gill

           This is a personal injury claim arising out of a motor vehicle accident on February 20, 2009, when a minivan driven by the defendant crossed the centre line on 92nd Avenue in Surrey, British Columbia at approximately 1 a.m. and struck head-on a Jeep Cherokee driven by the plaintiff....

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30 May Minhas v. Sartor

- [3] FACTS [4] - [4] MR. MINHAS’S HISTORY [5] - [85] MR. MINHAS’S PRE-ACCIDENT MEDICAL HISTORY [86] - [89] MR. MINHAS’S DRIVING HISTORY [90] - [102] CREDIBILITY OF THE WITNESSES [103] - [124] THE OCTOBER 25 MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT [125] - [125] MR. MINHAS’S TESTIMONY ABOUT THE ACCIDENT [126] - [133] ALEX SARTOR’S DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCIDENT [134] - [141] ALISON YAU’S DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCIDENT [142] - [144] CHARLENE WALFORD’S TESTIMONY [145] - [146] TESTIMONY OF THE ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION EXPERT [147] - [152] WAS MR. MINHAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT? [153] - [154] THE INJURIES AND MEDICAL TREATMENT [155] - [161] DID MR. MINHAS SUFFER A BRAIN INJURY ON OCTOBER 25, 2005? [162] - [206] DID MR. MINHAS SUFFER SOFT TISSUE INJURIES TO...

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23 May Sangha v. Chen

             The plaintiff claims damages arising from a motor vehicle accident which occurred on May 31, 2005, when his taxi cab collided with a vehicle owned by the defendant Xuyen Thi Kim Pham (“Pham”) and driven by the defendant Yi San Chen (“Chen”).  Liability and damages are in dispute.2.0           The Accident:...

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18 May Chow v. Nguyen

           This is an assessment of the plaintiff’s bill of costs. The bill of costs follows settlement of a claim for injuries she suffered in a motor vehicle accident which occurred on October 10, 2004. From submissions made before me, it would appear that the defendant, Van Loc Nguyen, while his ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired, drove through a red light and “t-boned” the vehicle being driven by the plaintiff. From submissions made to me and from a review of some of the expert reports provided to me, the plaintiff may have been rendered unconscious, suffered significant injuries and largely recovered. As a result of her own abilities, she minimized the impact of her injuries on her future earnings....

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17 May Knowles v. Watters

             THE COURT:  This is an application by the defendant in this personal injury claim for an order that the plaintiff be examined by an ear, nose, and throat specialist, Dr. Bell. That examination, the defendant says, should be preceded by balance testing at a unit of the Vancouver General Hospital, where they are currently equipped to do the balance testing....

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