22 Feb Kostecki v. Li

             This is an application by the defendant in this trial, Mr. Li, to reopen his case to prove that the plaintiff, Ms. Kostecki, who now goes by her married surname of Grace, gave oral statements to a neurologist and a physiotherapist that are said to be inconsistent with certain aspects of her direct evidence....

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18 Jan Bendzak v. Bohnet

             On June 21, 2001 in Savona, British Columbia, 13‑year‑old Tanner Bendzak was seriously injured when an aluminum irrigation pipe that he and his friend Connor Bohnet were raising came into contact with a high voltage power line running above a field on Connor's property....

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09 Nov Sam v. Corona

             This personal injury trial dealt with the consequences of a collision between vehicles driven by the plaintiff Leslie Sam and the defendant Franco Corona at an intersection in Maple Ridge on July 26, 2009....

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01 Jun Kotscha v. Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem

             In this summary trial application pursuant to Rule 9-7 of the Supreme Court Rules, the defendant seeks to have the action dismissed on the basis that it was not commenced within the two-year limitation period provided for a personal injury action by s. 3(2)(a) of the Limitation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 266.EVIDENCE...

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02 Feb Barbosa v. Castillo

             THE COURT:  This is an appeal by the defendant in this personal injury matter from the decision of a master refusing his application, made pursuant to Rule 30 of the Rules of Court, to have the plaintiff examined by a neurologist.  The claim arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred in 2006.  The defendant's vehicle is alleged to have struck the plaintiff's motorcycle from the rear....

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26 Jan Harris v. Zabaras

             The plaintiff, Neale Harris, was injured in a motor vehicle accident on January 28, 2006 in Surrey. His pick-up truck was struck from behind by another pick-up truck driven by the defendant, Efthimios Zabaras, while the plaintiff was stopped at a red light. The plaintiff suffered ongoing neck and arm pain and headaches as a result....

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