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.




Miller v. Dent

             These are the Reasons for Judgment in the new trial on liability ordered by our Court of Appeal: Miller v. Dent, 2014 BCCA 234, rev’g 2013 BCSC 489....

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Miller v. Dent

             These are the Reasons for Judgment in the new trial on liability ordered by our Court of Appeal: Miller v. Dent, 2014 BCCA 234, rev’g 2013 BCSC 489....

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Henry v. H.M.T.Q.

             In these proceedings the plaintiff, Mr. Henry seeks damages against the City of Vancouver (“the City”), William Harkema, Marilyn Sims and others (“the City defendants”), for his convictions in March of 1983 of 10 sexual offences involving eight different complainants, and his imprisonment thereafter. Mr. Henry alleges that the City is vicariously liable for the alleged negligence of Mr. Harkema and Ms. Sims and other members of the Vancouver City Police in their investigation and conduct in their investigation of a number of sexual assaults in the City....

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Lane v. Wahl

             Gerald Lane was born on January 30, 1953. He is a qualified carpenter who worked at that occupation until he was injured in a motor vehicle accident on July 7, 2008. Since that time, he has been unable to work at that occupation as a result of injuries suffered in three successive motor vehicle accidents....

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Williams v. Gallagher

             Steven Williams claims damages for personal injuries he suffered in a car accident on April 4, 2010. He was in the back seat of a motor vehicle being driven by his mother when they were rear ended by a motor vehicle driven by the defendant, Michael Gallagher. Mr. Williams initially named both his mother and Mr. Gallagher as defendants, but liability has been admitted by Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Williams has discontinued the action against his mother....

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R. v. Bains

             On April 2nd, 2015, Sarbjit Bains pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Amritpal Saran, contrary to s. 236(b) of the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46.  He also pleaded guilty on a separate indictment to Count 1, to the second degree murder of Jill Lyons, contrary to s. 235(1) of the Criminal Code, and in Count 2, he pleaded guilty to the second degree murder of Karen Nabors, contrary to s. 235(1) of the Criminal Code. ...

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Chau v. Crawford

             The Owners, Strata Plan LMS 3869 (the “Strata Corporation”) is a strata corporation. The Strata Corporation is a third party in these proceedings....

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Thompson v. Corp. of the District of Saanich

             This action arises from an unfortunate incident at Gordon Head Middle School in Victoria, B.C. on July 7, 2009. The plaintiff, Rebecca Thompson, then aged 11, was enrolled in a painting, drawing and drama day-camp offered by the defendant, the Corporation of the District of Saanich (the “District”), for children ranging in age from 8 to 12 years. During a morning recess, while she was outside playing a game called grounders with a number other children, the plaintiff fell from a piece of playground equipment and struck her head....

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Karp v. Kalsi

             This personal injury action resulted from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on August 3, 2011....

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Willis v. Lalancette

             THE COURT:  The plaintiff, John Willis, was involved in a motor vehicle accident on May 1, 2012, when he was rear‑ended by a heavy truck trailer. The plaintiff subjectively experienced a number of symptoms, including pain and spasms in his neck, right arm, back, and hip, numbness and tingling in his extremities, headaches, and anxiety. His main ongoing concern relates to his mid and low back pain complaints....

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Jack v. Kendrick

             THE COURT:  There are two applications before the Court, both of which are brought in the context of a motor vehicle claim that is scheduled for a 24-day jury trial commencing October 5, 2015. In the action, the plaintiff seeks damages for injuries sustained in three separate accidents, the first in 2005, and the second and third in 2007....

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Boysen-Barstow v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

             The plaintiff, Susan Boysen-Barstow (Ms. Barstow), brings this action to recover damages arising from a motor vehicle collision. The driver of the other vehicle involved left the scene before her particulars could be determined. As a consequence, ICBC is the nominal defendant. Liability has been admitted. The task of this Court is to assess the damages to which the plaintiff is entitled....

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