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Medical negligence 2023 BCSC 1085

Stutt v. Hung

The court granted leave to add Dr. Chan as a defendant in a medical negligence action, despite limitation issues, and allowed filing of the revised amended notice of civil claim.

  • Joinder of parties
  • Limitation period and discoverability
  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Adverse inference from missing records
  • Costs
  • Joinder-of-parties
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Torts 2019 BCSC 2030

Toevs v. Williams

Trial judgment finding the defendant solely negligent for a motor vehicle collision involving a parked truck door, with damages awarded to the plaintiff.

  • Negligence
  • Contributory negligence
  • Assessment of damages
  • Non-pecuniary damages
  • Future care
  • Admissibility and effect of discovery evidence
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Class actions 2011 BCSC 1759

Miller v. Merck Frosst Canada Ltd.

The court dismissed a pre-certification disclosure application seeking medical and pharmaceutical records in a proposed class action over finasteride and alleged persistent sexual side effects.

  • Certification
  • Pre-certification disclosure
  • Medical records
  • Pharmaceutical records
  • Causation
  • Warnings and product monographs
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Torts 2009 BCCA 38

Donaldson v. John Doe

The Court of Appeal held commercial hosts owed a duty of care to third parties harmed by intoxicated patrons, but dismissed the appeal for lack of proof of breach and causation.

  • Duty of care
  • Foreseeability
  • Standard of care
  • Causation
  • Admissibility of discovery evidence
  • Commercial host liability for alcohol
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Patent law 2008 FC 659

Eli Lilly and Company v. Apotex Inc.

The Federal Court dismissed Lilly’s motion to set aside a prothonotary’s discovery order, holding the refusal to answer certain questions was not clearly wrong.

  • Discovery relevancy
  • Prothonotary discretion
  • Expert evidence
  • Undertakings on discovery
  • Discovery-relevancy
  • Prothonotary-discretion
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Civil procedure 2004 BCSC 1548

Schwartz et al. v. Riverside Forest Products Limited et al.

The court granted leave to discontinue the action against Riverside, finding no very unusual prejudice to the remaining defendant and allowing the pleadings to be amended.

  • Discontinuance
  • Leave to discontinue
  • Breach of contract
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Use of discovery evidence
  • Declaratory relief
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Civil procedure 2004 BCSC 1710

Szeto Enterprises Ltd. v. Kitsilano Plumbing et al

The court allowed the appeal, holding that Rule 27(8) did not by itself authorize discovery of a former employee of a non-party insurer’s claims manager.

  • Examination for discovery
  • Interpretation of court rules
  • Non-party/third-party witnesses
  • Rule construction
  • Examination-for-discovery
  • Civil-procedure
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