26 Apr ICBC v. Stainton Ventures Ltd.

           The defendant operates a commercial website called ICBCadvice.com, self-described as "a completely FREE online resource outlining all the issues and complications you may encounter when dealing with ICBC - from start to finish."  It asks visitors, “ICBC is ready.  Are you?”...

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16 Mar Haczewski v. British Columbia

             On October 31, 2007, Albert Haczewski, 27, was driving his friend, Koyo Hara, home.  Traveling south on Royal Oak at a speed of 50 km/h, they entered the intersection at Kingsway on a green light at about 1:50 AM.  They were fatally injured about a second later when their vehicle was rammed by a police car driven by RCMP Constable Petina Kostiuk traveling northwest on Kingsway at a speed between 80 and 89 km/h....

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02 Nov Burgess v. Buell Distribution Corporation

             THE COURT:  The plaintiff applies for leave to have his expert advisor attend at the examination for discovery of a representative of the defendant Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC, currently scheduled to take place in Milwaukee on November 15, 2011 and in Vancouver on November 29....

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17 Sep Vershinin v. Hayward

             The plaintiff in this personal injury claim, Mr. Adrian Vershinin, was injured in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on April 19, 2005, when he was struck by a vehicle that ran a red light.  The force of the impact converted his vehicle into unrecognizable scrap from the A pillars forward, and caused the deployment of both front airbags.  Mr. Vershinin had tried in vain to avoid the accident by swerving, turning the steering wheel with his right hand, and bracing himself.  The impact forced him forward onto his right arm. ...

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