The plaintiff, Pamela OConnell, was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident on November 27, 2007, when a tractor-trailer struck her Volvo and crushed it against a wall inside the Massey Tunnel near Delta, B.C. She suffered many injuries, including severe traumatic brain injury. She brings this action by her Litigation Guardian and husband, Barry OConnell....
Crystal Warkentin claims damages for injuries that she sustained in a motor vehicle accident (the accident) on March 14, 2005. She was driving west on Old Clayburn Road near the intersection of Old Clayburn Road and Immel Street in Abbotsford. She was driving a 2001 Mazda MX5 vehicle. Glenda Riggs, the defendant, was driving a Ford Ranger pickup truck. The pickup truck struck the Mazda on the passenger side, damaging it from the rear wheel well to the front wheel well. The force of the impact propelled the Mazda to the south, across the eastbound lanes of traffic. The Mazda came to rest on the south side of Old Clayburn Road to the west of the point of impact. The defendant admits liability for the collision....
THE COURT: This is an application by the plaintiff for an adjournment of a trial currently scheduled to commence on Monday, January 31, 2011, and that a new date be fixed by counsel. ...
Huda Jokhadar seeks compensation for injuries she suffered in a motor vehicle accident in the interchange at the north end of the Lions Gate Bridge in West Vancouver on October 18, 2006. Since the accident she has experienced back, neck, right shoulder and right arm pain and weakness that is, in part, a result of a soft tissue injury and, in part, a result of irritation of the nerve root caused by protrusion of a disc at the C5-6 level of her spine. In addition, Ms. Jokhadar says a bipolar affective disorder which has affected her for years has been exacerbated by the emotional and physical impact of the accident. That disorder is said to coexist with and contribute to post-traumatic stress disorder, which is also said to arise out of the accident. The assessment of Ms. Jokhadars claim for loss of enjoyment of the amenities of life and the loss of past and prospective income requires careful consideration of her lengthy and complex psychiatric history.EvidenceMs. Jokhadars Pre-2002 Medical History...
The plaintiff, Jacob Rothenbusch, claims damages for injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident (the accident) that occurred in Mission, B.C. on February 22, 2007. The defendant, Kevin Van Boeyen, contests both liability and the quantum of damages claimed....
On February 19, 2005, the plaintiff, Katrina Carr, sustained multiple soft-tissue injuries in a high impact motor vehicle collision. She was a passenger in a minivan which was struck from behind by a Chevrolet Cavalier driven by the defendant, Randy Simpson. The defendant believes he fell asleep at the wheel. His liability is admitted....
The plaintiff was awarded damages less than the defendant's offer to settle. Nonetheless, the plaintiff seeks costs because the defendant called an expert witness who had been branded as an advocate in prior cases, and whose conduct in this trial was deserving of rebuke....
In this personal injury action the 39 year old plaintiff claims damages for injuries the he says were sustained on June 22, 2006 when he was driving his employers 1988 Ford Pickup Truck which was loaded with two large tires weighing approximately 1,200 pounds each. He was in the process of delivering them to a destination while carrying out his business duties for his employer, Midway Tire Limited. ...
THE COURT: This proceeding involves tort claims against the alleged assailants of an infant, E.B., while in foster care as well as against the Provincial Director of Child Welfare (the Director) and the provincial Crown (the ministry). E.B. apparently suffered a severe traumatic brain injury as a result of the alleged assault and requires an extremely high level of care at all times....
The defendants/applicants seek two orders in these proceedings: 1. That the plaintiff is competent to give evidence on his own behalf in these proceedings, and 2. That the defendants are granted leave to examine for discovery the plaintiff at such time and place as may be decided by counsel for the parties....