27 Apr Cui v. Metcalfe
THE COURT: The plaintiffs claims in this action arise from injuries she suffered in an August 15, 2011 motor vehicle accident for which the defendant has admitted liability....
20 Apr Miolla v. Fick
This case is an assessment of damages for motor a vehicle accident with respect to which the defendant has admitted liability. Although the accident was minor in nature, the plaintiff, Ms. Miolla, claims it caused a balance problem, which makes her unable to work.I. The plaintiff...
16 Apr Gleason v. Yoon
The plaintiff, who will turn age 50 in April of this year, was involved in a motor vehicle accident on June 26, 2010. She was riding as a passenger in a Chevrolet Equinox sports utility vehicle driven by her then husband Jim Gleason. As the plaintiffs vehicle was stopped on the Dewdney Trunk Road waiting to make a left hand turn at the intersection of 217th Street in Maple Ridge, a vehicle driven by the defendant struck the rear of the plaintiffs vehicle. Liability is not in issue....
02 Apr Bayfield v. British Columbia (Ministry of Transportation)
THE COURT: This is an application by the defendant, the Province of British Columbia, to exclude an expert report Ms. Bayfield, the plaintiff, wishes to introduce in her upcoming trial. The salient facts of the claim are the plaintiff, Ms. Bayfield, was involved in a single motor vehicle accident on the Inland Island Highway on Vancouver Island in March 2005. She was severely injured, suffering brain damage and paralysis of her left arm. An action was commenced by writ and statement of claim in March 2007....
02 Apr Dhaliwal v. Pillay
Mr. Dhaliwal was involved in two separate motor vehicle accidents which are the subject of these two claims....
19 Mar J.S. v. British Columbia (Ministry of Children and Family Development)
THE COURT: These reasons concern two applications, one by the Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia (the "Public Guardian") on behalf of an infant, J.S., and one by the Province representing the Ministry of Children and Family Development....
12 Mar Dann-Mills v. Tessier
The defendant ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd. (ISL) seeks an order pursuant to Rule 7-2(8) or, in the alternative, pursuant to Rule 7-2(9), and the inherent jurisdiction of this court, that the plaintiff attend an examination for discovery at a time and place agreed upon between counsel, or failing agreement, at a time and place ordered by this court. ISLs application is supported by most of the defendants.Background...
11 Mar Moreau v. Maki
This is an application by the defendants (Maki and Mohammed) for leave to add Grosvenor Hospitality Management Ltd. (Grosvenor) as a Third Party in this action, for leave to file a Third Party Notice in the form provided to the Court and for costs in the cause. The application is opposed by the plaintiff (Moreau) and Grosvenor.Background...
10 Mar Guitierrez v. Covvey
The evening of December 7, 2010, the plaintiff Rubidia Isabel Guitierrez had walked more than half way through a marked cross-walk when she was struck by a cargo van driven by the defendant Mark Covvey. Liability and damages are in issue. The defendant accepts that he bears some responsibility for the accident, but contends that the plaintiff also bears at least equal responsibility.BACKGROUND...
06 Mar Timar v. Barson
The plaintiff appeals a decision of a Master ordering him to attend an independent medical examination (IME) by a psychiatrist: Timar v. Barson (17 February 2015), Vancouver M112410 (B.C.S.C.). The application was made after the expiry of the deadline for service of expert reports under R. 11-6(3) of the Supreme Court Civil Rules....