Cox v. Acapulco

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
JudgeHonourable Mr. Justice Walker
Citation2020 BCSC 1135
Docket NumberM174302
Date05 August 2020

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7 practice notes
  • Barn v. Bird
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 5, 2021
    ...at paras. 143–150; Hoy v. Williams, 2014 BCSC 234 at paras. 153–159; Mackie v. Gruber, 2010 BCCA 464 at paras. 18–19; Cox v. Acapulco, 2020 BCSC 1135 at para. 159; Wong v. Campbell, 2020 BCSC 243 at paras. 170–175. [117] Mr. Bird and ICBC agreed with Mr. Barn that the award should be assess......
  • McAuley v. Goodrich
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • December 17, 2020
    ...involved an award of $75,000 for non-pecuniary damages: Dueck v. Lee, 2019 BCSC 1936; Anderson v. Gagnon, 2018 BCSC 98; Cox v. Acapulco, 2020 BCSC 1135; and McGahan v. Selock, 2020 BCSC [82] I do not agree with the range of damages proposed by either party. In the cases cited by the plainti......
  • Madill v. Gill
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • October 13, 2021
    ...applicable legal principles concerning damages for the cost of future care were usefully summarized by Justice Walker in Cox v. Acapulco, 2020 BCSC 1135 at para. [171] The standard of proof is “substantial risk” of pecuniary loss: Milna v. Bartsch, (1985) 49 B.C.L.R. (2d) 33, 1985 (S.C.) at......
  • Binning v. Kandola
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • February 2, 2021
    ...2019 BCSC 1043 ($90,000 or $90,868, adjusted for inflation); ii. Dhugga v. Poirier, 2020 BCSC 914 ($65,000); iii. Cox v. Acapulco, 2020 BCSC 1135 ($75,000); iv. Lawson v. Xu Xing Enterprises Inc., 2020 BCSC 1156 ($55,000). Analysis and Conclusion [81] While these decisions assist in establi......
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  • Barn v. Bird
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 5, 2021
    ...at paras. 143–150; Hoy v. Williams, 2014 BCSC 234 at paras. 153–159; Mackie v. Gruber, 2010 BCCA 464 at paras. 18–19; Cox v. Acapulco, 2020 BCSC 1135 at para. 159; Wong v. Campbell, 2020 BCSC 243 at paras. 170–175. [117] Mr. Bird and ICBC agreed with Mr. Barn that the award should be assess......
  • McAuley v. Goodrich
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • December 17, 2020
    ...involved an award of $75,000 for non-pecuniary damages: Dueck v. Lee, 2019 BCSC 1936; Anderson v. Gagnon, 2018 BCSC 98; Cox v. Acapulco, 2020 BCSC 1135; and McGahan v. Selock, 2020 BCSC [82] I do not agree with the range of damages proposed by either party. In the cases cited by the plainti......
  • Madill v. Gill
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • October 13, 2021
    ...applicable legal principles concerning damages for the cost of future care were usefully summarized by Justice Walker in Cox v. Acapulco, 2020 BCSC 1135 at para. [171] The standard of proof is “substantial risk” of pecuniary loss: Milna v. Bartsch, (1985) 49 B.C.L.R. (2d) 33, 1985 (S.C.) at......
  • Binning v. Kandola
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • February 2, 2021
    ...2019 BCSC 1043 ($90,000 or $90,868, adjusted for inflation); ii. Dhugga v. Poirier, 2020 BCSC 914 ($65,000); iii. Cox v. Acapulco, 2020 BCSC 1135 ($75,000); iv. Lawson v. Xu Xing Enterprises Inc., 2020 BCSC 1156 ($55,000). Analysis and Conclusion [81] While these decisions assist in establi......
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