14 Jan Nerland v. Toronto-Dominion Bank

Posted at 00:00h in Uncategorised

             On December 14, 2012, Philip Nerland (the plaintiff) went to the Yaletown branch of the Toronto-Dominion Bank (the defendant) to meet with Mark Beirnes. The two men met in Mr. Beirnes’ office, then relocated to the public area of the branch. The plaintiff sat down on a chair at the “sit down wicket” while Mr. Beirnes went to another area of the bank. The plaintiff alleges that as he leaned forward to take hold of some documents on the desk in front of him, the chair went out from under him. The plaintiff fell to the floor, striking his head, neck, elbow and shoulder. He sustained serious injuries....

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16 Nov Ali v. Rai

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

            The plaintiff, Aslam Ali, was in two motor vehicle accidents. The First Accident was on February 26, 2011. The defendant driver is Laura Glover. The Second Accident was on April 24, 2011. The defendant driver is Sukhvinder Kaur Rai (Mrs. Rai)....

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14 Oct McLeod v. Lifelabs BC LP

Posted at 00:00h in Products Liability

             The plaintiff, Barbara McLeod, was employed by the defendant, Lifelabs BC LP and Lifelabs BC Inc., for 25 ½ years when she was terminated without cause from her position as process improvement manager....

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10 Jun Narayan v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

            The plaintiff, Shanal Narayan, was involved in a motor vehicle collision with a taxi cab driven by Lakhvir Singh Sanghera. The plaintiff was driving his 1991 Chevrolet Sprint, which was insured by the defendant, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (“ICBC”). The plaintiff reported the accident to his insurer and in so doing made a number of statements regarding the circumstances of the collision. ICBC refused to pay the plaintiff’s claim for damage to his vehicle, alleging the plaintiff made a number of wilful false statements about material issues surrounding the accident....

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26 Feb Mir Tabatabaei v. Kular

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, Hamid Reza Mir Tabatabaei, was involved in a motor vehicle accident on July 9, 2010 as he was driving to his home in North Vancouver. He suffered injuries to his neck and shoulder which he maintains continue to negatively affect him in his work as a carpet cleaner and in his leisure activities....

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22 Dec Dhaliwal v. Meerdink

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             On December 26, 2008 the plaintiff, Julie Dhaliwal, was injured in a motor vehicle accident. She was the front seat passenger in a van driven by her husband David. The couple’s three boys, ranging in age from 9 to 13, were seated in the back of the van. The family was en route from 100 Mile House to their home in Prince George. As they headed north out of Williams Lake the weather became progressively worse as snowy conditions developed. Mr. Dhaliwal was concerned about the road conditions and decided to turn off the highway to wait out the snow storm. He found a side road and signalled his intention to turn left. Before Mr. Dhaliwal could complete the turn a semi-trailer driven by the defendant passed them on the left. The semi-trailer ran the Dhaliwal family van off the road. Liability for the accident has been admitted....

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19 Dec Best v. Thomas

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

            THE COURT:  On June 10, 2014, I issued written reasons awarding the plaintiff $2,735,818.16 for injuries received as a result of an accident caused by the defendant, April Thomas. My reasons are indexed at 2014 BCSC 1033....

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21 Nov Mandra v. Lu

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, Volodymyr Mandra, seeks damages as a result of injuries arising from a motor vehicle accident. The accident occurred on the morning of January 9, 2008 at the intersection of Gilbert and Blundell Roads in Richmond. Mr. Mandra was employed as a millwright but is now unemployed and collecting a disability pension. He maintains the injuries he sustained in the accident have prevented him from securing any form of gainful employment in the years that followed....

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22 Jul Field v. Bains

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             On October 3, 2003, the plaintiff Rebecca Field, then a seven-year-old girl, was returning home from ballet class with her mother. Their car was struck by a semi-trailer truck and dragged for a distance along the highway. Liability is admitted. The only issue before me is the assessment of damages....

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18 Jun Hutchinson v. Dyck

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, Mark Hutchinson, was a passenger on a bus driven by the defendant, Clifford Dyck. The other defendants own and operate the bus company. The bus went over a depression or dip in the road. The plaintiff was ejected upwards from his seat and hit the seat on the way down. He was subsequently diagnosed with a T12-L1 flexion distraction burst injury. Liability and damages are in issue. The claim against the third party City of Surrey was discontinued prior to the commencement of this trial.The AccidentThe Plaintiff...

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