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.




Neumann v. Eskoy

             The plaintiff in this action seeks damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident on August 9, 2006 when the vehicle operated by the plaintiff was rear ended by a vehicle operated by the defendant, Mr. Eskoy. Liability is admitted....

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Van Den Hemel v. Kugathasan

             The plaintiff claims damages for negligence. Two actions were tried together. The first action is the plaintiff versus Kugathasan. That action arises out of a motor vehicle accident in Richmond, British Columbia April 21, 2006. Liability is admitted. The second action is the plaintiff versus Mo. That action arises out of a motor vehicle accident in Richmond, British Columbia on July 18, 2006. Liability is admitted. One counsel acts for both defendants. In each action, the defendant pled contributory negligence. In both actions that pleading was abandoned. I must assess the damages. The case proceeded on the assumption that no thought need be given to apportioning (so to speak) the award of damages between defendants. Nor could it be in the circumstances that obtain here for the evidence reveals injuries which are, for the purposes of the law, indivisible: Bradley v. Groves, 2010 BCCA 361....

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Tai v. Lam

             THE COURT:  This is an application arising from a motor vehicle accident which occurred on the 25th of December, 2006, and apparently there was a subsequent accident as well.  The trial is set for about two weeks hence, a little less perhaps, the 13th of September....

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Goncalves v. Doe

             The parties state a Special Case to answer the following question:Did the plaintiff make all reasonable efforts, as required by section 24(5) of the Insurance (Vehicle) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 231, to ascertain the identity of the driver or owner of the alleged unidentified motor vehicle (the “Unidentified Vehicle”) involved in the collision on October 27, 2006 (the “Accident”)?...

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Gendron v. Moffat

             The plaintiff, who is now 58 years of age, is the owner/operator of a janitorial business and was involved in a motor vehicle accident on April 28, 2008. Her motor vehicle was struck by the defendant’s vehicle, hitting the left front side of the plaintiff’s car. Liability is admitted. The plaintiff is claiming non-pecuniary damages, as well as damages for past wage loss, loss of future earning capacity including loss of housekeeping capacity, cost of future care and special damages.Medical Evidence...

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Brar v. Kaur

             Mr. Brar was involved in a motor vehicle accident on December 22, 2006 when the vehicle in which he was a front seat passenger was struck in the rear by a vehicle driven by the defendant Cimino....

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Bransford v. Yilmazcan

             The parties have come before me with respect to whether a structured judgment can be ordered, after the completion of a jury trial, the entering into of a judgment on the jury verdict, and a subsequent appeal....

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Yacub v. Chipman

             On September 5, 2007 the plaintiff Ms. Yacub was operating her Honda Civic motor vehicle south on King George Highway at the intersection of 76th Avenue in Surrey, British Columbia when her vehicle was struck from behind by the defendant’s three-quarter ton Chevrolet pick-up truck that had been travelling in the same direction behind her....

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Boyle v. Prentice

             This action arises out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on July 5, 2006, on 27th Street in Vernon, BC. Liability on the part of the defendant is admitted....

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Ward v. Klaus

             The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident on February 4, 2002, at the parking lot of Evans Elementary School in Chilliwack, British Columbia.  The plaintiff was driving a 1991 Pontiac Sunbird when it was hit from behind by a 1999 Buick Park Avenue driven by the defendant.  The defendant admits liability and claims no contributory negligence against the plaintiff....

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Grewal-Cheema v. Tassone

             The plaintiff claims damages for negligence arising out of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on March 23, 2007.  The vehicle being driven by the defendant Alberto Tassone rear ended the plaintiff’s vehicle.  Liability has been admitted.  I must assess the damages....

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Tierney v. GMAC Leaseco Corporation

           This matter proceeded on the question of liability for a motor vehicle accident that occurred on July 16, 2005 in Kimberley, British Columbia. The questions of damages and contributory negligence were adjourned generally....

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