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.




Manson v. Kalar

             This is a claim for damages for personal injuries arising from a motor vehicle accident which occurred on April 1, 2008 when the plaintiff’s vehicle was rear-ended by a vehicle owned and driven by the defendant.  Liability has been admitted.  The trial was limited to an assessment of damages.  Background Facts: ...

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S.M.M. v. K.J.H.

             The parties to this divorce proceeding are both 53 years old. They started cohabiting in December 1982 and were married on December 18, 1984. They separated 25 years later, on December 29, 2009. There were no children of the marriage....

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Garcha v. Duenas

             The plaintiff claims damages arising from injuries suffered in a motor vehicle on January 27, 2007.  Liability has been admitted.  This trial was limited to an assessment of the quantum of damages arising from the injuries suffered.  Credibility:...

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Zecher v. Josh

           This is a personal injury action commenced under former Rule 68. Liability, quantum and causation are in dispute....

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Andreichikov v. Andreichikov

           The issues that must be determined in this family law proceeding are as follows:a)    Divorce;b)    Spousal Support;c)    Identification, valuation & division of Family Assets/Debts;d)    Compensation Payment;e)    Miscellaneous issues; andf)     Costs.Background Facts...

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Billabong Road & Bridge Maintenance Inc. v. Brook

           This is an appeal of a small claims judgment of the Provincial Court (21 June 2010), Smithers Registry No. 14797 (P.C.). The learned Provincial Court judge ordered the appellant to pay $3,250 to the respondent for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on Highway 16E between Telkwa and Smithers on February 17, 2007. The learned Provincial Court judge concluded that the appellant was 50% liable for the accident by failing to sand the road where the accident took place in a timely and effective manner. The learned Provincial Court judge also concluded that the respondent was 50% liable for failing to take reasonable steps to avoid the accident....

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Kailay v. ICBC

             Ms. Kailay seeks damages for two separate motor vehicle accidents. The trial of these claims had been set for April 4, 2011for 15 days before a jury. On the defendants’ application I adjourned that trial for reasons given briefly below. This decision concerns what conditions, if any, should attach to the adjournment.BACKGROUND...

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Morris v. Doe

             The plaintiff, Kathleen Morris, was injured in a motor vehicle accident on April 12, 2006, at the intersection of South Fraser Way and Ware Rd. in Abbotsford, B.C. The plaintiff’s husband, Gill Morris, was driving his company’s pick-up truck and had stopped at a red light. A vehicle, approaching from behind, hit the rear end of their truck and bumped the plaintiff’s vehicle forward. The defendant driver of the vehicle that hit the plaintiff’s vehicle was not identified at the scene. He left the area after seemingly indicating to the plaintiff’s husband he would pull over into an adjacent parking lot for the purposes of exchanging information....

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Gignac v. Rozylo

           The plaintiff’s action was a claim for personal injury damages.  On 29 April 2010, following the trial of the action, among other heads of damage, I assessed $115,975 for costs of future care, and $15,755 for special damages....

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Druet v. Sandman Hotels

           On March 19, 2005 the plaintiff Catherine Druet (“Druet”) was staying with girlfriends at the Sandman Inn on Georgia Street (the “Hotel”) while visiting Vancouver.  It was raining outside.  She had just returned from eating dinner with her girlfriends Pat Sumner (“Sumner”), Janelle Bledsoe (“Bledsoe”) and Stephanie Smith (“Smith”) (collectively referred to as the “Girlfriends”) when she slipped and fell in the Hotel’s lobby (the “Lobby”), injuring her ankle....

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Kirk v. Kloosterman

             On September 25, 2009, after a four-week trial, a jury handed down its decision regarding the liability and damages claims of the plaintiff, Ronald Kirk, arising from a motor vehicle collision that occurred on September 3, 2006. The jury apportioned liability 85% against the defendant, Jessica Kloosterman, and 15% against the plaintiff....

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