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Torts 2025 BCSC 140

Lata v. Pierson

Joined liability trials over a bus braking incident. The court found both the unidentified sedan driver and bus driver at fault and apportioned liability 70/30 against the sedan defendants.

  • Duty of care
  • Standard of care for public carriers
  • Mva offences (turning, passing, following)
  • Apportionment of liability
  • Nominal defendant under insurance (vehicle) act
  • Expert collision reconstruction
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Tort 2020 BCSC 1521

Zhang v. 328633 B.C. Ltd.

Personal injury trial from two motor vehicle accidents. The court found the bus driver negligent, apportioned fault 15/85, treated the injuries as indivisible, and awarded $966,778.76.

  • Liability
  • Contributory negligence
  • Causation
  • Damages
  • Future care
  • Loss of earning capacity
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Tort 2018 BCSC 2585

McCurdy v. Tung

The court held a bus driver was not negligent when he braked hard to avoid a pedestrian stepping into the roadway, and dismissed liability claims by injured passengers.

  • Duty of care
  • Standard of care for public carriers
  • Foreseeability
  • Credibility of witnesses
  • Sudden braking
  • Passenger safety
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Torts 2015 BCSC 1039

Hutchinson v. Dyck

A bus passenger sued after being thrown from his seat over a road dip. The court found the driver negligent and awarded $91,785.39 in damages.

  • Duty of care
  • Standard of care
  • Causation
  • Quantum of damages
  • Non-pecuniary damages
  • Loss of earning capacity
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Torts 2014 BCSC 1569

Papaspyros v. Cox

The court held that a bus driver was not negligent when a car suddenly cut into the bus’s path and stopped, forcing a hard brake that injured passengers.

  • Duty of care
  • Standard of care for public carriers
  • Causation
  • Contributory negligence
  • Expert accident reconstruction
  • Public-carrier-liability
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Tort 2014 BCSC 542

Bideci v. Neuhold

The court found a bus driver and carrier liable after a frail passenger fell when the bus moved as he was standing. Liability was apportioned 2/3 to defendants and 1/3 to the plaintiff.

  • Duty of care
  • Standard of care for carriers
  • Burden of proof in public carrier cases
  • Apportionment of liability
  • Failure to mitigate
  • Evidence (video vs eyewitness)
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Tort 2013 BCSC 1118

Wong v. South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority

The court found a bus driver negligent after a passenger fell and broke her hip when the bus moved as she returned from the fare box; liability was apportioned 75/25.

  • Duty of care
  • Standard of care for carriers
  • Contributory negligence
  • Future care costs
  • Quantification of general and special damages
  • Res ipsa loquitur
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Tort 2013 BCSC 715

Falconer v. BC Transit Corporation

A passenger fell while exiting a bus on an icy driveway. The court found BC Transit negligent, found contributory negligence, and split liability 75/25.

  • Duty of care
  • Standard of care
  • Contributory negligence
  • Apportionment of liability
  • Expert evidence admissibility
  • Res ipsa loquitur
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Tort 2012 BCSC 304

Prempeh v. Boisvert

The court found a transit bus driver negligent after a hard stop caused a passenger to fall. The plaintiff was not contributorily negligent and received $134,279 in damages.

  • Duty of care
  • Public carrier standard
  • Contributory negligence
  • Non-pecuniary damages
  • Loss of earning capacity
  • Future care costs
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