08 Jan Pavan v. Guolo

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This part of this Trial only deals with the question of liability. A vehicle driven by Mr. Pavan and a vehicle driven by Mr. Guolo collided at the intersection of Davie and Hornby Streets on the morning of Wednesday, September 22, 2010. The collision was caused by one or both of the vehicles entering the intersection while the traffic light facing them was red. Mr. Pavan was the only occupant in his 2001 Volkswagen Jetta. The 2004 Ford Excursion being driven by Mr. Guolo was occupied by Mr. Guolo and the Plaintiffs, Julie K. Savage-Wade, Patrick William Evans, Cheryl Skaar, Dean E.  Butler and Edonna A. Fisher. Those Plaintiffs were being driven to the airport so that they could be the flight crew of a departing Delta Airlines flight. The vehicle being driven by Mr. Guolo was owned by Canusa Limos Ltd. and Brown Bros Motor Lease Ltd....

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09 Jul Sequeira v. Higgins

Posted at 14:04h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             This is an action for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident on May 5, 2012 at the intersection of Inverness Street and West 41st Avenue in Vancouver.  The negligence of the Defendant, Christopher Higgins is admitted.  The only issues are to the extent that the injuries suffered by Mr. Sequeira continued after August of 2012 and the damages available to Mr. Sequeira as the result of the negligence of Mr. Higgins.BACKGROUND...

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26 Sep Pistruga v. Garcia

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             These Trials deal with an assessment of the damages caused to Mr. Pistruga by two separate accidents.  In the first accident on August 11, 2008 (“First Accident”), Mr. Pistruga seeks damages against Mr. Garcia.  The liability of Mr. Garcia for that accident is admitted.  In the second accident on June 7, 2012 (“Second Accident”), Mr. Pistruga seeks damages against Ms. Sterling.  Liability for that accident is not admitted.Background...

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23 Jun Staaf v. Insurance Company of British Columbia

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             At the request of the Defendants, Synaptic Analysis Consulting Group (Darrin Richards) prepared a February 3, 2014 opinion relating to an accident reconstruction of the collision alleged by Ms. Staaf and, in particular, to analyze the speed of the vehicle and whether another vehicle could have impacted her vehicle in the area of the markings around the gas cap.  In his opinion, Mr. Richards came to the following conclusions:(a)        The 1994 Pontiac Firebird [of Ms. Staaf] rotated in a counterclockwise yaw before sustaining a frontal impact with the barrier on the north side of the Georgia Viaduct.(b)        The Pontiac continued to rotate counterclockwise after this initial impact and sustained a subsequent impact to its right rear corner.  This subsequent impact also occurred with the barrier on the north side of the Georgia Viaduct.(c)        The initial speed of Ms. Staaf s Pontiac Firebird was likely 66‑72 km/h.(d)        The scuff and dent to the left quarter panel of the Pontiac Firebird were likely the result of a contact with a protruding surface.  The damage is not consistent with having resulted from contact with the concrete barriers on the Georgia Viaduct.  If the scuff and dent were the result of vehicle contact, the direction of motion of the vehicles would have to be parallel or nearly parallel.  It is unclear whether the scuffs and dent are related to the subject incident....

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23 Jun Staaf v. Insurance Company of British Columbia

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             Deena Foot, insurance adjustor, Vianne Bacchus, former adjuster with ICBC, and Dr. Robert Stenstrom, emergency physician, were called as witnesses on behalf of the Defendants.  In early April, each of them had sworn affidavits that had been prepared by counsel for the Defendants.  The affidavits were prepared and sworn prior to the decision of counsel for the Plaintiff that it would be necessary for the three affiants to appear at this Trial relating to a motor vehicle accident that occurred on September 27, 2007....

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18 Jun Staaf v. Insurance Company of British Columbia

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             On September 24, 2007 Ms. Staaf was driving a motor vehicle in an easterly direction on the Georgia Viaduct in Vancouver when she says the vehicle she was driving was hit by a motor vehicle negligently driven by a person unknown to her.  As a result of being hit and as a result of taking evasive action, the vehicle driven by Ms. Staaf went out of control, resulting in a collision between the vehicle and the barriers on either side of the Georgia Viaduct....

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10 Aug Witt v. Vancouver International Airport Authority

Posted at 00:00h in Uncategorised

           Mr. Witt is a fire truck salesman.  He claims damages for losses he suffered as a result of an incident (“Fall”) at the Vancouver International Airport (“Airport”) on December 8, 2006.  Mr. Witt states that he stepped through a gap between two metal plates on the roadway as he was walking towards a shuttle bus that would take him to his vehicle which was parked in a long-term parking lot.  The metal plates were in place on a temporary basis as construction proceeded on the Canada Line construction at the Airport.  The work at this particular area involved the relocation of underground utilities with the metal plates covering the gravel that had been placed over the excavated area to create a temporary roadway to cover the work being undertaken....

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31 May Guzman Gonzalez v. Dueck

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             On May 26, 2009, a vehicle driven by Mr. Dawson Dueck collided with the rear of a vehicle being driven by Mr. Guzman Gonzalez while the vehicle of the Plaintiff was stopped in traffic.  It is the submission of Mr. Guzman Gonzalez that he sustained injuries as a result of the negligence of Mr. Dueck and that some of those injuries continue to cause him pain and suffering....

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12 Apr I.J. v. J.A.M.

Posted at 00:00h in Other

           Applying pursuant to Rule 9‑7 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules, G.S. and J.S. seek an order that the claim of the Plaintiff be dismissed and that they be awarded their costs throughout.  The application is opposed by the Plaintiff on the basis that there has not been a complete discovery of documents, there have been no examinations for discovery, and that her claim is not susceptible to a summary determination.BACKGROUND...

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01 Nov Parmar v. Lahay

Posted at 12:29h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             THE COURT:  This is an application pursuant to Rule 9‑7 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules.  This Action involves a motor vehicle accident on October 6, 2010.  I find that the special damages are $120.  There is no claim for loss of wages or any future loss of capacity.  The sole question is the quantum of the non-pecuniary damages which should be awarded....

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