10 Dec Dzumhur v. Davoody

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

            This action claims damages for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on June 1, 2012 at the intersection of No. 5 and Bath Roads in Richmond, B.C.  At that time the plaintiff was driving his van northbound in the center lane on No. 5 Road when the defendant left the westbound stop sign at the T-intersection intending to make a left turn south onto No. 5 Road.  The defendant drove into the path of the plaintiff's oncoming vehicle and a violent collision ensued....

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26 Jun MacKay v. Jhulley

Posted at 00:00h in Uncategorised

             This case involves claims and counterclaims arising from an altercation between the parties which occurred during the late evening of April 24, 2011 at a residence located at 10708 Farms Road in Mission, BC. The parties recount radically different versions of the same event and the Court is required to determine the veracity and reliability of the evidence provided by the key witnesses....

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05 Jun Brunelle v. Yoshida

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             On May 13, 2008, a low impact collision occurred on Highway 99 at the entrance to the Massey Tunnel in Richmond, when a 1996 Toyota Corolla owned and operated by the defendant, Ms. Yoshida, struck the rear end of a 2005 Toyota Echo sedan driven by the plaintiff, Ms. Brunelle. ...

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13 May Ostrikoff v. Oliveira

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff seeks an order that he be awarded double costs of all steps taken in this proceeding following service of a certain offer to settle dated February 17, 2014.  For the reasons that follow, I grant the order.Background...

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28 Mar Ostrikoff v. Oliveira

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff was involved in a motor vehicle accident on August 15, 2009, on Highway 97 near Peachland, B.C. He and a friend were riding their motorcycles on the highway when a Volkswagen, owned and operated by the defendant, suddenly pulled into their path and a collision ensued. The plaintiff had been travelling at approximately 60 kilometres an hour. He described how his motorcycle “bounced off” the front door and fender of the defendant’s vehicle, “hit the dirt”, and how he was ejected over the top of the handlebars and into a nearby ditch....

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13 Feb Hoy v. Williams

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, a 36 year old firefighter from Port Coquitlam, was involved in two motor vehicle accidents which occurred on November 13, 2009 and September 7, 2012 respectively. On both occasions Mr. Hoy’s vehicle was lawfully stopped on the roadway it was struck in the rear by the vehicles owned and operated by the respective defendants in these two actions....

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24 Jan Chow v. Schuler

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff claims damages in respect of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on March 31, 2010. For the reasons that follow I find that:1.     the defendant is solely at fault for the accident;2.     with respect to the key causation issue in dispute between the parties, the accident was indeed at least a contributing cause to the plaintiff’s foot injury; and3.     damages are therefore awarded as assessed below.Credibility of the plaintiff...

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24 Jan Sperling v. Queen of Nanaimo (Ship)

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff applies under the R. 6-1 and 6-2(7)(c) to correct a pleading “misnomer” by amendment or alternatively to add parties as defendants in the lawsuit. The proposed defendants oppose the application primarily on the ground that the plaintiff’s claim is barred by the federal legislation governing maritime negligence law, namely the Marine Liability Act, S.C. 2001, c. 6 (the “MLA”) and that this Court has no jurisdiction to “extend” the limitation period beyond that prescribed by the MLA....

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