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.




Gabor v. Boilard

             On July 4, 2011, Lana Gabor's car was struck by a pickup truck driven by the defendant, Wayne Boilard, as he proceeded through an intersection on a red light (the “Accident”).  Liability for the Accident has been admitted....

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Paur v. Providence Health Care

             Michael Paur (“Mr. Paur”) suffered a brain injury when he attempted suicide by hanging in a bathroom at St. Paul’s Hospital (“SPH”), Vancouver in the early morning hours of May 24, 2011. He was 36 years old at the time. This claim is brought on his behalf by his mother, Ms. Shak....

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Patterson v. McDaniel

             The background to this costs assessment commences when the plaintiff was involved in a motor vehicle accident on April 8, 2011....

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Badillo v. Bedi

             The plaintiff claims damages for injuries suffered as a result of two separate motor vehicle accidents....

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R. v. Touchie

            THE COURT:  Leo Ronald Samual Touchie was charged with the second degree murder of Mr. Harry Bickle on July 31, 2013, in Nanaimo. He elected to be tried by a jury, and on Thursday, June 4, 2015, twelve of his peers found Mr. Touchie not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter contrary to s. 236 of the Criminal Code....

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Bergen v. Gaetz

             THE COURT:  This is an application brought by the plaintiff seeking to reopen the trial to adduce fresh evidence. The defendant opposes the application....

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Gupta v. Doe

             These actions concern the plaintiff’s claims for damages arising from three separate motor vehicle accidents which occurred in 2009 and 2014, the most serious of which - with regards to the injuries suffered - having occurred on March 11, 2011. My reasons for judgment following a nine day trial were issued April 30, 2015 and were indexed under 2015 BCSC 608....

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Wormald v. Chiarot

            These Reasons address the award of costs following trial: Wormald v. Chiarot, 2015 BCSC 272....

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Nieman v. Joyal

            THE COURT:  This is an application by the defendant to compel the plaintiff to attend an independent medical examination at the offices of an occupational therapist....

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British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association v. Zakharia

             The defendant, Mr. Zakharia, is a personal trainer. Using the internet, Mr. Zakharia, has malevolently attacked the plaintiffs, British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association (“BCRPA”) and Mrs. Strutt, defaming each of them by accusing them of extorting money from him, bullying him, and otherwise victimizing him. None of the attacks had a skerrick of truth....

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Hall-Smith v. Yamelst

             The plaintiff was a passenger in a taxi when it was involved in a motor vehicle accident on February 25, 2009. Liability has been admitted. The plaintiff claims non-pecuniary damages, past wage loss, loss of housekeeping capacity, loss of future earning capacity, costs of future care, and special damages.Facts(a) Circumstances of the accident...

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Ekman v. Cook

             THE COURT:  This personal injury claim proceeded to trial on October 15 to October 17, 2013 inclusive on the issue of liability only.  I issued my reasons for judgment on November 7, 2013 (2013 BCSC 2027).  I found that the plaintiff was 75 percent liable and the defendants 25 percent liable for the plaintiff’s injuries....

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