The plaintiff, Perry Jampolsky, is a 28 year old Surrey resident injured in four separate motor vehicle accidents. The first three accidents occurred over the summer of 1999; the last accident occurred in August 2007. At the time of the first accident the plaintiff was 18 years old. He was accompanied in the vehicle by his brother, Marc, who has since settled his claims arising from the initial accident....
This decision addresses the parties dispute about costs....
This is an assessment of damages for personal injuries claimed by the plaintiff, Beverly Perry (Ms. Perry), arising from two motor vehicle accidents....
The parties to this divorce proceeding are both 53 years old. They started cohabiting in December 1982 and were married on December 18, 1984. They separated 25 years later, on December 29, 2009. There were no children of the marriage....
On September 25, 2009, after a four-week trial, a jury handed down its decision regarding the liability and damages claims of the plaintiff, Ronald Kirk, arising from a motor vehicle collision that occurred on September 3, 2006. The jury apportioned liability 85% against the defendant, Jessica Kloosterman, and 15% against the plaintiff....
The 45-year-old plaintiff, Paul Zen, was injured in a car accident five-and-a-half years ago. The defendant, Michelle Readhead, admits liability for the accident but disputes the extent of the plaintiffs injuries and the amount of damages, in particular the plaintiffs claim for loss of past and future profits from three family businesses.II. Analysis1. What injuries has Mr. Zen sustained?...
This is an application by the defence to have the plaintiff attend a medical examination on Feb. 22 with Dr. Wong (a paediatric neurologist) and on March 2 with Dr. Smith (a psychiatrist). The defendant also seeks to have the plaintiff ordered to pay a cancellation fee of Dr. Wong from Dec. 21....
This is a trial of liability for a motor vehicle accident that occurred at about 9:45 p.m. on the evening of March 8, 2008 at the intersection of West 41st Avenue (41st Avenue) and Angus Drive in Vancouver (the Accident). The plaintiff, Cameron Knight, was the operator of a Volvo proceeding southbound on Angus Drive. The defendant, Jing Shu Li, was driving a BMW 750i owned by his mother, the defendant, Li Hong Lu, proceeding eastbound in the curb or slow lane on 41st Avenue. 41st Avenue is a through street in excess of 18 metres wide with four lanes for travel and additional room for parking on each side. Drivers entering 41st Avenue from Angus Drive face a stop sign. The view to the right of 41st Avenue from the stop sign is obscured by a hedge, requiring a driver to pull forward to close to the curb edge of 41st Avenue to get a clear view of traffic heading eastbound....
These are oral reasons. If the transcript is ordered, I reserve the right to edit. That process will not involve a change in the decision or a change in the reasoning....
This application deals with whether or not the trial in this action will be heard by a judge with a jury or without a jury....