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.




Rackstraw v. Robertson

             On November 22, 2005, Peter Rackstraw was injured in a tragic motor vehicle accident.  He subsequently died in hospital.  His wife and children claim damages against the defendants William Robertson and A.M. P.M. Landclearing & Demolition Ltd. under the Family Compensation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 126, for negligence arising from the accident.  These defendants seek a dismissal of the claim against them under Rule 9-7 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules, B.C. Reg. 168/2009.  The plaintiffs have discontinued the action against the remaining defendants....

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Crane v. Lee

           The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident when the defendant’s car ran a stop sign, hitting the plaintiff’s car on the passenger side and causing significant vehicle damage.  The plaintiff says the force of the collision lifted her off her seat and threw her against the side.  Liability for the accident is admitted....

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Ziani v. Thede

           The plaintiff’s action arises out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on October 3, 2006, at the intersection of Boundary Road and Kingsway, in Vancouver, B.C. The parties obtained an order severing the issues of liability and damages. This judgment solely addresses liability....

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Sevinski v. Vance

           The plaintiff, Ms. Sevinski, was a passenger in a motor vehicle driven by the defendant, Ms. Vance, when she was involved in a motor vehicle accident. The accident took place on November 27, 2007 (the “Accident”). Liability for the Accident has been admitted. Ms. Sevinski maintains that she continues to suffer from various forms of functional impairment as a result of the Accident and that she now struggles with chronic pain syndrome....

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Hunstad v. Cormier

             THE COURT: On September 8, 2008, the plaintiff, Ms. Hunstad, suffered injuries while she was riding a bicycle at the intersection of McCallum Road (“McCallum”) and Marshall Road (“Marshall”) in Abbotsford, British Columbia (“City”)....

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Rintoul v. Gabriele

             The plaintiff, Michelle Rintoul, 27 years of age at the time of trial, was walking across Richards Street at the intersection with Dunsmuir Street in downtown Vancouver, late in the afternoon of November 3, 2006, when she was struck by a vehicle being driven by the defendant. She was knocked to the ground and suffered injuries, including a head injury....

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Marchand v. Pederson

             This is an assessment of damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident that took place July 13, 2007, when the plaintiff was 21 years of age....

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Burke v. Artz

             In this personal injury damages assessment, the main issues are the quantum of the plaintiff’s claims for non-pecuniary loss, loss of past and future opportunity to earn income and cost of future care. The plaintiff’s claims arise out of her complaints of psychological injury including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety together with chronic myofascial pain and headaches, all of which she attributes to a motor vehicle accident. The defendants have admitted liability for the accident, but contest the plaintiff’s claims for compensation.Credibility...

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Racy v. Leask

             This motor vehicle action arises from an accident that occurred sometime after 7:00 p.m. on or about October 18, 2006, on the Yellowhead Highway #16 (“Hwy. #16”) between Prince Rupert and Terrace, B.C., in the vicinity of the entrance to the Kasiks Wilderness Resort and Lodge (the “Kasiks Resort”). The distance between Prince Rupert and Terrace is approximately 150 kilometres. In the area where the accident occurred, Hwy. #16 is a two-lane paved highway with no barrier or median at the centre line. The highway travels through a largely forested and mountainous wilderness area that includes the Skeena River Valley and the Kitimat and Coastal Mountain ranges....

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Chang v. Alcuaz

             This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision which occurred on March 9, 2008.  The parties have agreed to sever liability from quantum.  The matter proceeded on the question of which party was responsible for the collision, or if both were at fault, in what proportions liability ought to be allocated.II...

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Ryan v. Klakowich

             This is a claim for damages for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff, Brenda Ryan, in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on December 2, 2008 (the (“2008 Accident”). The defendants have admitted liability. At issue are the non-pecuniary damages, some of the special damages, the claims for past and future wage loss and the costs of future care....

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James v. Gillis

             This is an action for damages arising out of the death of Secret Sandi James. It is brought pursuant to the Family Compensation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 126. Secret James died in a motor vehicle accident on August 24, 2006. Liability for the accident was not in issue in this trial. The Defendant was not present or represented. ICBC defended the action pursuant to the provisions of the Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Act, RSBC 1996 c. 231....

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