02 Nov Galvon v. Hopkins

             THE COURT:  As a result of a motor vehicle accident on June 4, 2007, the plaintiff commenced this action claiming, amongst other things, that she had suffered injury to her head, neck, upper and lower back, and hip areas....

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27 May Broman v. Machida Mack Shewchuk Meagher LLP

           On April 12, 2004, Mr. Broman suffered injuries in a motor vehicle accident that occurred in Calgary, Alberta.  Mr. Broman was and is a resident of British Columbia.  Mr. Broman hired the British Columbian lawyers Scarborough Herman Bluekens (“SHB”) to prosecute a claim on his behalf against Mr. Curr, the Albertan driver that struck him.  SHB advised Mr. Broman to commence an action in Alberta, and SHB retained Machida Mack Shewchuk Meagher LLP (“MM”), an Albertan law firm, to act as its agent in Alberta to file pleadings and assist SHB with carriage of the suit. ...

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18 Mar Gregory v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

             On November 20, 2006, the plaintiff was driving her mother and two small children north bound on Foster Street in White Rock, British Columbia. She proceeded through the intersection of Foster Street and Prospect Avenue when she was struck by the defendant’s west bound vehicle, which had failed to stop at the stop sign. The defendant admits liability for the accident....

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10 Feb Perrault v. North Vancouver (District)

             In the middle of the night on January 19, 2005, the plaintiffs awoke to find that a large portion of their back yard had slid down the slope upon which their house was built.  They later learned that the land slide had killed one resident of a house below and seriously injured another.  The plaintiffs had owned this property at 2175 Berkley Avenue, North Vancouver (the “Property”) for about a year and were unaware of any geo-technical issues regarding it or properties in the area....

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05 Feb Ismirnioglou v. Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority

             On March 14, 2002, the plaintiff was driving a 1989 Dodge Caravan when he collided with a bus owned by the defendant, Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority and driven by the defendant, Bernard Kelly.  The collision occurred at about 4:00 p.m. on Granville Street, just north of the intersection between Granville and Helmcken Street in downtown Vancouver.  The plaintiff blames the defendants for injuries that he claims he suffered as a result of the accident....

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14 Jan Perrault v. North Vancouver (District)

             THE COURT:  In the middle of the night on January 19, 2005, the plaintiffs awoke to find that a large portion of their backyard had slid down the hill.  They later learned that the slide had killed one resident of the house below, and seriously injured the other resident.  The plaintiffs had only owned the property at 2175 Berkley Avenue in North Vancouver for about a year, and had no idea of any geotechnical issues regarding it or properties in the area....

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