25 Jan Benoit v. Banfield

             THE COURT:  This claim has been brought by the infant plaintiff as a result of a head injury she suffered when she fell from a staircase while visiting the home of the defendant, Margaret Banfield....

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24 Jan Milburn v. Ernst

             On a rainy Vancouver night in March 2007, the plaintiff Thomas Milburn, while stopped at a traffic light on his motorcycle, was struck from behind by a motor vehicle driven by the defendant, Patrick Ernst....

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18 Jan Jarmson v. Jacobsen

             At approximately 5 p.m. on July 27, 2008, Mr. Jarmson’s motorcycle collided with the defendant’s car on Highway 6 near Edgewood, B.C., seriously injuring Mr. Jarmson and his passenger, his 15 year old daughter, Lindsay. This action concerns only Mr. Jarmson’s claims....

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11 Jan Parker v. Lemmon

             The plaintiff, Sherry Parker (now Sherry Nash) (“Ms. Nash”), claims damages arising out of two motor vehicle accidents which occurred December 19, 2008 and January 9, 2009 in Nanaimo, B.C. The defendants in both collisions admit liability. There is no allegation of contributory negligence....

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08 Jan Piper v. Hassan

             The plaintiff, Stephen Grant Piper, claims damages for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident which occurred on August 31, 2006 at the intersection of 64th Avenue and 140th Street, in Surrey, British Columbia.  The plaintiff, who was driving a small Mazda car, had stopped at the intersection when he was struck from behind by a three-quarter ton cargo van operated by the defendant. ...

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16 Dec Burgess v. Buell Distribution Corporation

             This is a personal injury proceeding in which the defendant numbered company applies under Rule 7-1 for production of Worksafe BC (“WBC”) records for Mr. Burgess for the period January 1, 2000 to August 18, 2005.  The application is opposed by Mr. Burgess.BACKGROUND...

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16 Dec Campbell v. McDougall

             THE COURT:  The plaintiff, Ms. Campbell, was involved in two motor vehicle accidents, one in 2006 and the other in 2008. She has commenced legal actions seeking damages against the drivers of the other vehicles and the trials of those actions are set to be heard jointly, commencing on 6 February 2012 for 25 days....

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15 Dec De Corde v. De Corde

             On October 26, 2011, I dismissed the defendant’s application for an order that the plaintiff attend an independent medical examination with Dr. Kevin Solomons. The appointment with Dr. Solomons was scheduled to take place in Vancouver the day after the application was brought. The application was brought on short notice to the plaintiff....

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18 Nov Kardum v. Asadi-Moghadam

             Joseph Kardum was injured in car accidents in June 2007 and October 2009 (the “accidents”). Liability for both accidents is admitted by the defendants and this trial is concerned with the assessment of damages and apportionment between the defendants....

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