By Stuart Cappus To start a lawsuit against someone, you have to file a document with the court that sets out who you’re suing, why you’re suing them and what or how much you’re suing them for. This document is called a “Notice of Claim” or “Notice of Civil Claim” depending on what court you’re […]
Month: September 2016
Judge Declares Mistrial after ICBC Commits Abuse of Process
By Stuart Cappus ICBC has once again been caught acting improperly in its defence of motor vehicle accident claims. This time a BC Supreme Court judge was forced to declare a mistrial after finding that ICBC committed an abuse of process by taking inconsistent positions in two related lawsuits. In the case at bar, a […]
Gliege v. Gliege
In this case, Stuart Cappus and Trina Brubaker acted for a man who, unfortunately, was being sued by his father for the return of a piece of property that his father had transferred to him several years prior. The pair had a falling-out almost two-years after the transfer when the son made efforts to develop the […]
Symons v. ICBC (Tort)
Richard Johnston and Stuart Cappus just received Reasons for Judgment awarding a young woman more than $2 million in damages for injuries and losses she suffered as a result of a serious collision. While driving home one night, our client was rear-ended by a 1-ton truck going 160km/h and driven by a drunk driver. She […]