McCormick v. Plambeck, 2020 BCSC 881
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Judge | Honourable Chief Justice Hinkson |
| Citation | 2020 BCSC 881 |
| Docket Number | S148167 |
| Court | Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada) |
| Date | 12 June 2020 |
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17 practice notes
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Sidhu v. Hiebert,
...caused, in fact and in law, by the defendant's breach. [124] As our Chief Justice noted in McCormick v. Plambeck, 2020 BCSC 881 at para. 175, and equally applies here, the plaintiff is asking this Court to extend the ambit of a duty of care previously recognized in ju......
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2023 BCSC 167,
...defendants discloses reasonable foreseeability and sufficient proximity to establish a prima facie duty of care: McCormick v. Plambeck, 2020 BCSC 881 at para. 204. This stage of the test is directed at the specifics of the individual case and determines whether the relationship between the ......
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Gustafson v. MacFarlane,
...award by comparison to the valuation of an in-trust award for the parents of a brain-injured adult child in McCormick v. Plambeck, 2020 BCSC 881 at paras. 354-368, aff’d 2022 BCCA 219. Chief Justice Hinkson dismissed the plaintiff’s claim and assessed damages in the......
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Uy v. Dhillon, 2020 BCSC 1302
...al., 2002 BCSC 1104, aff’d 2004 BCCA 290; b) Van v. Howlett, 2014 BCSC 1404; c) Paur v. Providence Health Care; d) McCormick v. Plambeck, 2020 BCSC 881; and, e) MacEachern v. Rennie. [95] The defendants acknowledge that Mr. Uy has suffered a significant brain injury but they submit that he ......
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11 cases
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Sidhu v. Hiebert,
...caused, in fact and in law, by the defendant's breach. [124] As our Chief Justice noted in McCormick v. Plambeck, 2020 BCSC 881 at para. 175, and equally applies here, the plaintiff is asking this Court to extend the ambit of a duty of care previously recognized in ju......
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2023 BCSC 167,
...defendants discloses reasonable foreseeability and sufficient proximity to establish a prima facie duty of care: McCormick v. Plambeck, 2020 BCSC 881 at para. 204. This stage of the test is directed at the specifics of the individual case and determines whether the relationship between the ......
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Uy v. Dhillon, 2020 BCSC 1302
...al., 2002 BCSC 1104, aff’d 2004 BCCA 290; b) Van v. Howlett, 2014 BCSC 1404; c) Paur v. Providence Health Care; d) McCormick v. Plambeck, 2020 BCSC 881; and, e) MacEachern v. Rennie. [95] The defendants acknowledge that Mr. Uy has suffered a significant brain injury but they submit that he ......
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Gustafson v. MacFarlane,
...award by comparison to the valuation of an in-trust award for the parents of a brain-injured adult child in McCormick v. Plambeck, 2020 BCSC 881 at paras. 354-368, aff’d 2022 BCCA 219. Chief Justice Hinkson dismissed the plaintiff’s claim and assessed damages in the......
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5 firm's commentaries
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Door Remains Closed On Social Host Liability
...Footnotes 1. See for example, Williams v. Richard, 2018 ONCA 889, Childs v. Desormeaux, 2006 SCC 18 and McCormick v. Plambeck, 2020 BCSC 881. These cases are discussed at length by Thomas Macmillan in "The Latest Ruling on Social Host 2. See the decision in 1688782 Ontario Inc. v Maple Leaf......
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Social Host Liability In Canada And What Steps A Responsible Host Can Take To Limit The Risks Caused By Intoxicated Guests
...into host liability when intoxicated guests are injured, or injure another person, after leaving a party. In McCormick V. Plambeck, 2020 BCSC 881, the found that event hosts Stephen and Lidia Pearson took reasonable measures to ensure the safety of the guests at their 16-year-old daughter's......
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McCormick V. Plambeck, Et Al: Are Adult Hosts Responsible For The Safety Of Underage Party Guests Who Leave Their Home After Consuming Either Drugs Or Alcohol?
...v. Plambeck, 2020 BCSC 881, the BC Supreme Court examined the issue of whether adults who host minors at their home, knowing they will be consuming alcohol and/or drugs, owe a duty of care as a social host to those underage Mr. McCormick was a seventeen year old guest at a party hosted by t......
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The Lawyer's Daily ' Courts Still Searching For 'Something More' To Hold Social Hosts Responsible
...or facts that suggest a paternalistic relationship exists between the parties. This is a proximity analysis. In McCormick v. Plambeck 2020 BCSC 881, the adult homeowners allowed their daughter to have a party of around 65 minors and young adults. The parent supplied some alcohol at the part......
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1 books & journal articles
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BENCHPRESS | Sentencing, Supervising and Schooling.
...community in which he grew up. " The decision? The Court found 4 years was appropriate. Liability of Social Hosts McCormick v. Plambeck, 2020 BCSC 881 In September 2012, seventeen-year-old Calder McCormick attended a party on Salt Spring Island in B.C. Twin sisters hosted the party at their......