03 Jul Yannacopoulos v. Cronk

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff Michael Yannacopoulos sues for damages for injuries suffered as a result of a motor vehicle accident which took place on September 22, 2009, on King George Boulevard between 84th and 86th Avenue in Surrey, British Columbia (the “Accident”). Mr. Yannacopoulos was driving the middle vehicle in a three-car collision. As a result of the Accident, Mr. Yannacopoulos suffered a blow to his head, injuries to his neck, back, shoulders, right wrist, and dental injury. The main issue at trial concerned his low back pain which had lingered after the other injuries resolved....

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30 Jun Hsu v. Choquette

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This case involves the consequences to Ellen Hsu of a rear-end motor vehicle accident that she was involved in on April 5, 2010. Liability for the accident has been admitted on behalf of Elizabeth Choquette, the driver who caused it, and as a result the focus in the trial was on the nature and severity of the injuries that Ms. Hsu received and the extent of their impact on her life. The most significant issue in that regard is whether she now suffers from thoracic outlet syndrome (“TOS”) because of the accident.2.               EVIDENCE(a)            Background...

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02 Jun Chow v. Slawter

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

            On April 14, 2015, the plaintiff settled her motor vehicle accident claim for $115,492.03 in damages, plus taxable costs and disbursements. Taxable costs and disbursements were to be agreed, or assessed. As an agreement could not be reached, this is the formal assessment....

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01 Jun Provencher v. St. Pauls Hospital

Posted at 00:00h in Other

            The plaintiff, Dennis Provencher, seeks damages in relation to an incident that occurred in the early morning hours of March 17, 2006. The plaintiff alleges that he was assaulted by the defendant, Paul Eigeldinger, in the emergency room area at St. Paul’s Hospital (the “Incident”). Mr. Eigeldinger is employed as a security guard by Paladin Security Group Ltd. (“Paladin”)....

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01 Jun Monahan v. Yang

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

            THE COURT:  The defendants have brought this application to compel the plaintiff to attend a medical examination on June 9, 2015, at the offices of Dr. Fadi Tarazi in Burnaby, British Columbia.  The plaintiff is opposed to this application because the plaintiff has already attended a medical examination at the request of the defendants with a neurologist, Dr. Alexander Moll.  The plaintiff argues that Dr. Moll has already given an opinion on all of the plaintiff's injuries.BACKGROUND...

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13 May Wright v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada

Posted at 00:00h in Other

             In this action, the plaintiff, Dr. Robert Wright, asserts he is entitled to income replacement benefits under a group policy of insurance (the “Policy”) between the defendant The Prudential Group Assurance Company of England (Canada) (“Prudential”) and the Canadian Dental Association.  Dr. Wright asserts that his entitlement to benefits arises as a result of injuries he suffered in an accident (the “Accident”) while he was skiing on December 18, 1993.  Dr. Wright says these injuries rendered him first, residually disabled, and then totally disabled from carrying on his occupation practising dentistry as a general practitioner.  The benefits to which Dr. Wright says he is entitled exceed $1.5 million.  He seeks judgment for what he claims are the unpaid benefits, as well as aggravated damages and other relief....

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08 May Espinoza v. Espinoza

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             Roberto Espinoza Guerrero was the front seat passenger in a sport utility vehicle driven by the defendant, his wife, when it was involved in a single-vehicle accident on December 31, 2011.  The defendant admits liability for the accident, and further concedes that Mr. Espinoza was injured.  The extent, however, of Mr. Espinoza’s injuries is hotly contested....

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07 May Edwards v. Stroink

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             THE COURT:  These reasons are subject to editorial revisions before their reproduction in final form. In no manner will the results of my decision be changed.Introduction...

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04 May Lloyd v. Munday

Posted at 00:00h in Uncategorised

             This is an application on behalf of Mr. Munday, the defendant in this motor vehicle personal injury action, to have the plaintiff, Ms. Lloyd, undergo independent medical examinations by three practitioners: a physiatrist, an orthopaedic surgeon, and a psychiatrist....

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