Jeffrey David Pike (the Plaintiff) is about to turn 40 years old. Almost six-and-a-half years ago, on August 18, 2009, at about 7:00 p.m., the Plaintiffs vehicle was struck on the right side as it entered an intersection by a vehicle driven by Ashkan Kasiri (the Defendant), who had proceeded through a red light. Liability for the accident is admitted....
Tanja Hinder (the Plaintiff) is suing the Yellow Cab Company Ltd. (the Defendant Company) and Sukhdev Singh Pannu (the Defendant Driver) for damages in relation to injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident (the accident) that occurred on December 16, 2010 in Vancouver, BC....
This is a summary trial application brought pursuant to Rule 9-7 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules, BC Reg, 168/2009 (the Rules) on behalf of certain defendants in this action who seek the dismissal of the plaintiffs claims against them. Brenlee Kemp (the Plaintiff) is suing the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority Ltd. (VCHA) and various medical doctors in relation to her mother, Shannon Kemps care and death in the Emergency Department of the Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) on June 28, 2007. Shannon Kemp was 88 years old and had been directed to go to the Emergency Department by an internal medicine specialist to whom she had been referred by her family doctor due to a decline in her health. There, Shannon Kemps condition deteriorated further until she died after efforts to resuscitate her failed....
This is a summary conviction appeal pursuant to s. 830 of the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985 c. C-46 in relation to a decision of a judge of the Provincial Court of British Columbia convicting the appellant of assault with a weapon, contrary to s.267(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (Count 1). A conditional stay was entered on Count 2, possession of a weapon for a purpose dangerous to the public peace contrary to s. 88(1) based on the principles in R. v. Kienapple, [1975] 1 S.C.R. 729. In both counts the alleged weapon was stated to be a pipe. In relation to the conviction for assault with a weapon the appellant received a suspended sentence with probation for two years.II. Background...
Isabella Morena (the plaintiff) was involved in a motor-vehicle accident on September 29, 2008 (the accident) in relation to which she is claiming damages for personal injuries. Liability is admitted on behalf of the defendants and therefore, the issues before the Court relate to the assessment of damages....
Mr. Daroyl Dent (the plaintiff) was the only passenger in a pickup truck owned and driven by his wife, Evie Vollman Dent, when the truck was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by Mr. Glenn Young (the defendant) on the evening of June 12, 2010. The plaintiff was in the front passenger seat of the truck at the time and was wearing his seat belt. The accident occurred when the truck was stopped facing northbound on 200th Street in Langley, BC, waiting to make a left turn into the driveway of a residence belonging to their friend, Mr. McMartin. The plaintiff, Ms. Dent and Mr. McMartin who observed the collision from nearby, all described a collision of considerable force. The truck was pushed across the southbound lanes. Items came loose and flew about in the cab, including a radio that struck the plaintiff in the head....
Melissa McKenzie (the plaintiff) is suing Jaspal S. Sidhu and Safeco Trucklines Ltd. (the defendants) in negligence for damages in relation to injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident (the accident) that occurred on July 18, 2008. The accident occurred when Mr. Sidhu, driving a large tractor-trailer, attempted to make a left turn into a commercial driveway across a busy thoroughfare and the trailer collided with the rear left side of the plaintiffs vehicle. The defendant Safeco Trucklines Ltd. was the registered owner of the tractor unit and the defendant Sidhu was its owner/operator. Liability for the accident is in issue, as is the quantum of damages sought by the plaintiff for injuries she alleges were caused by the accident. The plaintiff seeks non-pecuniary damages, special damages, future income loss, loss of earning capacity, cost of future care and special costs for the days of the trial spent on liability....
This is an application on behalf of the Attorney General of Canada (the Attorney General) to strike out certain portions of the Notice of Civil Claim (Notice) of Robert Callen (the plaintiff)....
This is an application by the Municipality of Surrey (Surrey) to dismiss the claims of Mr. Chase for theft, malicious prosecution, harassment, abuse of power (by which I assume he means the tort of abuse of process), and an alleged breach of Mr. Chases section 2(b) Charter rights with respect to his right to freedom of expression....
This is an application by Indirjit Gill and Gurjit Kaur Gill (the defendants) for payment of their costs and disbursements after an offer to settle a personal injury claim arising from a motor vehicle accident was refused by Sherrill Leanne Cairns (the plaintiff). The plaintiff declined to accept the defendants offer to settle her claim for $1,292 (the offer to settle) plus costs, and proceeded to a three day trial before a judge and jury. The plaintiff, although the successful party at trial, received a total jury award of $851....