Notable courtroom
Decisions
Notable Trial Decisions
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McDonald v. ICBC, 2012 BCSC 283
Insurance breach claim: ICBC ordered to provide coverage to the Plaintiff and to pay $75,000.00 in punitive damages.
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Gillam v. Wiebe, 2013 BCSC 565
The Plaintiff was awarded $430,910.78 in damages plus costs
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McLean v. Kraft, 2015 BCSC 2212
The Plaintiff was awarded $211,434.00 in damages plus costs.
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Tench v. Van Bugnum, 2019 BCSC 1877
The Plaintiff was awarded approximately $850,000.00 in damages plus costs.
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Frigon v. Stauffer et al : 2024
Jury awarded approximately $950,000.00 in damages plus costs.
Notable Interlocutory Decisions
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Diaz v. Nowack et al, 2020 BCSC 112
Plaintiff awarded costs thrown away as Defendant’s conduct was deserving of “sanction and rebuke”
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Tench v. Van Bugnum, 2021 BCSC 501
Defendant insurance company application under Section 83 to deduct $165,801.50. Court only ordered that $ 12,800.00 be deducted.
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Stelting v. Sexsmith (unreported)
Plaintiff awarded costs thrown away due to Defendant’s dilatory conduct
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Rattan v. Harrison, 2024 BCSC 257
Defendant’s application denied for the release of the implied undertaking of confidentiality
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The decisions above represent just a glimpse of our courtroom work—and the principles that drive it.
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