Welcome to the Acheson Sweeney Foley Sahota personal injury case law database.

Our firm has collected and organized a number of personal injury court decisions in a publicly-accessible database, for use as a resource by law students, other lawyers and firms, as well as the general public. This database will include some of our firm’s results, as well as results from many other lawyers. For information about results from this firm only, please click here.

The British Columbia Supreme Court and the British Columbia Court of Appeal are the sources for all of the cases in this database; these cases are not official versions of the material produced, and were not made in affiliation with or the endorsement of the British Columbia Superior Courts.




Bhadlawala v. Baxter

             Mr. Bhadlawala works for Zellers as a home entertainment department salesperson. He claims damages for injuries suffered in two accidents, one in 2006 and one in 2008. The 2006 accident occurred when the defendant in the first action, Mr. Baxter, reversed his car and struck the front of Mr. Bhadlawala’s vehicle. The 2008 accident occurred when Mr. Bhadlawala followed a shoplifter into the parking lot, and was struck by the escaping vehicle. Both claims were heard at the same five-day trial....

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Sun v. Sukhan

             The plaintiff, Ying Yu Andy Sun, brings an application for summary trial pursuant to Rule 9-7 of the B.C. Rules of Court for an assessment of damages sustained in a motor vehicle accident. The collision occurred on October 31, 2009 in Vancouver B.C. On that Halloween evening at 8:20 p.m. the plaintiff was travelling westbound in the left lane of two westward lanes on 49th Avenue. He was driving his 2001, BMW 325i, four door sedan. He had stopped at the intersection of 49th Avenue and Tyne Street. The light was green and the plaintiff had stopped waiting to turn left. The vehicle driven by the defendant Valentyna Grygorivna Sukhan then rear-ended the plaintiff’s motor vehicle. Liability for the accident has been admitted by all of the defendants. As a consequence of the accident, the plaintiff claims injuries were sustained to his neck, back, left arm and left leg.2.    Summary Trial – Appropriateness...

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Cliff v. Dahl

             This is an application by the defendants and third parties, Mr. Weaver and Mr. Jones, for production of statements they provided to an investigator employed by Mr. Cliff, including any drafts of the statement, the audio recording of the statement given during an interview, and any transcript of the audio taped interview. The remaining defendants and third parties consent to the order sought. Mr. Cliff opposes the order sought on the ground that the statements are protected by litigation privilege....

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Kaladjian v. Jose

             This judgment concerns an appeal from a decision of Master Baker dismissing the defendant’s application for the delivery of the plaintiff’s Medical Service Plan (“MSP”) Claim History Report by the Ministry of Health....

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Persall v. Buxton

             The defendant applies pursuant to Rule 12-6 to strike the plaintiff’s jury notice. The principal basis for the application is the issues are said to be more intricate or complex than is appropriate for a jury trial....

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Lee v. Dueck

             THE COURT:  Ms. Lee is a homemaker who lives with her husband and two children. The children are eight and six years of age....

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Burgess v. Buell Distribution Corporation

             THE COURT:  I am going to give judgment this morning.  I do not find it necessary after considering the matter to await what is to be revealed in the subsequent applications scheduled before me.  My judgment is as follows....

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Gilbert v. Nelson

             On June 6, 2005, when the plaintiff, Alexander Gilbert was 13 years of age, he was riding his bicycle in and near the driveway of his home outside of Nanaimo, in a rural area called Cedar, B.C.  Unfortunately, the young cyclist was struck by the van driven by the defendant.  Currently, the issue of liability has yet to be determined by the court, although the defendant, through his insurer, ICBC, has denied liability for the accident and subsequent injuries suffered by the young man as a result of the accident.  In fact, the defendant alleges that the young plaintiff rode his bicycle out of his driveway without stopping and right into the path of the defendant’s van....

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Carson v. Henyecz

             On Mother’s Day, May 11, 2008, the plaintiff, Heidi Louise Carson, was at her mother’s, Susan Ann Henyecz, rented home located at 575 Singh Street, Kamloops, British Columbia. On that date, Mrs. Henyecz, while driving her 1996 Subaru Outback station wagon, backed down the driveway and struck Ms. Carson, who was on the driveway. As a result, Ms. Carson suffered injuries, the most serious injury being an injury to her back. Ms. Carson alleges that her mother is responsible for the accident for which Ms. Carson seeks damages. This trial is only to determine liability....

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Prempeh v. Boisvert

             On November 24, 2007, the plaintiff Margaret Prempeh (also known as Margaret Ekye) sustained injuries when she fell while onboard a transit bus in Vancouver. When the bus stopped suddenly the plaintiff was propelled forward to the floor at the front of the bus from her standing position by the rear door. It is uncontentious that the plaintiff sustained injuries in the fall and that her primary injuries were to her lower back and right wrist....

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Eng v. Titov

             On April  2, 2009, the car driven by the plaintiff Gary Eng was rear-ended by the defendant’s vehicle.  Mr. Eng had exited Highway 1 and was stopped at a yield sign waiting for the traffic to clear so that he could proceed on Gaglardi Way.  He had turned to look for a break in traffic when he was unexpectedly struck from behind.  His car was moved some feet forward.  There was approximately $12,000 in damage done to his 2002 Honda Accord vehicle.  Mr. Eng was dizzy and in shock at the scene. Two or three days later, he began to experience physical symptoms − headaches, a stiff neck and shoulders which restricted his range of motion, and periodic bouts of intense low back ache.  He had chest pain, probably from the seatbelt, which resolved in a short time. He had pain in his right knee for about six months which made it harder to walk and was painful to touch.   He had difficulty sleeping for the first year because of the headaches and experienced a mood disorder....

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