The trial of this motor vehicle injury case is set for May 2016 before a jury. Following a summary trial of several issues, I provided oral reasons for not severing the liability issue from the assessment of damages, as sought by the plaintiff....
The plaintiff is the separated wife of Mr. Dayton, who died intestate in a motor vehicle accident on April 20, 2007....
This is an assessment of damages for injuries sustained by Ms. Dickenson in a motor vehicle accident in Kamloops on May 27, 2010. She was stopped at an intersection, waiting to turn left from Columbia Street onto Second Avenue, when she saw the defendant's vehicle approaching quickly from behind. She braced herself with her arms against the steering wheel, and her legs against the floor and brake pedal. The defendant failed to stop her vehicle in time and the resulting collision caused approximately $10,000 damage to the plaintiff's Hyundai Tiburon, and caused soft tissue injuries to her neck, shoulders and back, and a mild psychological injury. Liability is admitted....
The plaintiff applied for a summary trial of the issues in this defamation action, pursuant to Rule 9-7 (2) of the Supreme Court Civil Rules. The defendant did not challenge the suitability of the matter for a summary trial. As the following summary of the facts will reveal, the only remaining issue at the conclusion of the hearing was the assessment of damages. The plaintiff seeks general damages, aggravated damages, punitive damages and special costs.Factual Background...
This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on May 3, 2009. The action is set for trial for five days commencing June 17, 2013. In this application, the plaintiff seeks to have the question of liability determined summarily and submits that on the evidence, the defendant, Stuart Jerald Swanson (Swanson), is solely responsible for the accident....
This trial concerned the assessment of damages for soft tissue injuries sustained by Ms. McKay in three motor vehicle accidents between March 2008 and March 2009. In all three collisions a vehicle driven by Ms. McKay was struck from the rear. Liability has been admitted on behalf of all defendants and the court has not been asked to apportion causation for the damages claimed between the three defendants....
This is an appeal from a Master's order of November 9, 2012 granting a defence application under Rule 7-6 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules (the Civil Rules) for an order that the plaintiff attend independent medical examinations (IMEs) by physiatrist, Dr. Craig and a neuropsychologist, Dr. Williams. The plaintiff was examined by Dr. Craig on November 13, but on November 14, 2012 the Master's order was stayed by the assigned trial judge pending appeal, so the plaintiff has not attended to be examined by Dr. Williams....
This is a personal injury claim arising out of a motor vehicle accident on February 20, 2009, when a minivan driven by the defendant crossed the centre line on 92nd Avenue in Surrey, British Columbia at approximately 1 a.m. and struck head-on a Jeep Cherokee driven by the plaintiff....
At approximately 5 p.m. on July 27, 2008, Mr. Jarmsons motorcycle collided with the defendants car on Highway 6 near Edgewood, B.C., seriously injuring Mr. Jarmson and his passenger, his 15 year old daughter, Lindsay. This action concerns only Mr. Jarmsons claims....
The parties to this divorce proceeding are both 53 years old. They started cohabiting in December 1982 and were married on December 18, 1984. They separated 25 years later, on December 29, 2009. There were no children of the marriage....