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.




Hsu v. Choquette

             This case involves the consequences to Ellen Hsu of a rear-end motor vehicle accident that she was involved in on April 5, 2010. Liability for the accident has been admitted on behalf of Elizabeth Choquette, the driver who caused it, and as a result the focus in the trial was on the nature and severity of the injuries that Ms. Hsu received and the extent of their impact on her life. The most significant issue in that regard is whether she now suffers from thoracic outlet syndrome (“TOS”) because of the accident.2.               EVIDENCE(a)            Background...

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MacKay v. Jhulley

             This case involves claims and counterclaims arising from an altercation between the parties which occurred during the late evening of April 24, 2011 at a residence located at 10708 Farms Road in Mission, BC. The parties recount radically different versions of the same event and the Court is required to determine the veracity and reliability of the evidence provided by the key witnesses....

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Johal v. Meyede

             The reasons for judgment for the December 31, 2013 order in this action following trial are reported: Johal v. Meyede, 2013 BCSC 2381....

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Mothe v. Silva

             The plaintiff Lindsey Mothe was injured in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on November 24, 2011. Liability was admitted. The trial of the action was heard over five days from October 27 to 31, 2014. Reasons for judgment indexed at 2015 BCSC 140, were released on January 30, 2015....

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Dunn v. Lee

             THE COURT:  The defendants make a number of applications, including number 3, as follows:The plaintiff directly provide or authorize production to the defendants within 14 days of this hearing a copy of all WorkSafe BC policies held by him personally or by Gardens Dunn pertaining to his WorkSafe BC insurance coverage as of the date of October 16, 2013....

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SCK Motor Company Limited v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

             The plaintiffs in Action S112854, SCK Motor Company and Linda Lee Evans, and the plaintiff in Action M137516, Ocean Park Ford Sales Ltd. seek, among other things, declarations that they are entitled to insurance coverage by the defendants Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) and Canadian Direct Insurance Incorporated (CDI). In this summary trial in respect of both actions, the defendants have applied for a declaration that the plaintiffs are not entitled to insurance coverage and they seek to have the claims dismissed under Rule 9-7(15) of the Supreme Court Civil Rules....

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Renaerts v. Renaerts

             The plaintiff is a 24-year-old woman injured in a motor vehicle accident on June 12, 2009, at the intersection of Kingsway and Slocan Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. The defendant driver of the car in which the plaintiff was the right front seat passenger admits liability. The driver ran a red light and “T-boned” the other car in the intersection; the impact spinning their car around and into a streetlight standard. The plaintiff wore her seatbelt. She had no airbag on her side of the car....

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Gaudreault v. Gobeil

             THE COURT:  Following a six-day trial, I released reasons for judgment on this motor vehicle accident damages assessment on March 31, 2015: Gaudreault v. Gobeil, 2015 BCSC 483. The award was as follows: Non-pecuniary damages $75,000 Past loss of earning capacity $30,000 Future loss of earning capacity $125,000 Cost of future care $18,236 Special damages $8,186 TOTAL $256,422...

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Li v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

            On January 10, 2010 the plaintiff was driving her car in New Westminster, B.C. when she heard the siren of an approaching fire engine. She slowed her vehicle and before she came to a stop her car was car struck from behind (“the collision”)....

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Wall v. Kexiong

             THE COURT:  This is an application by the defendant to adjourn the trial of this matter to a date convenient to counsel....

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Narayan v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

            The plaintiff, Shanal Narayan, was involved in a motor vehicle collision with a taxi cab driven by Lakhvir Singh Sanghera. The plaintiff was driving his 1991 Chevrolet Sprint, which was insured by the defendant, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (“ICBC”). The plaintiff reported the accident to his insurer and in so doing made a number of statements regarding the circumstances of the collision. ICBC refused to pay the plaintiff’s claim for damage to his vehicle, alleging the plaintiff made a number of wilful false statements about material issues surrounding the accident....

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Buckle v. Raworth

            The plaintiff Margaret Buckle claims damages for injuries she sustained on July 21, 2012 when she was the front seat passenger in a 1990 Ford Tempo driven by her husband Leonard Buckle. Mr. Buckle was stopped behind four other vehicles on 24th Avenue and 163rd Street, in Surrey, waiting for the front vehicle to make a left hand turn, when the driver behind them failed to stop and they were “banged from behind”, with a fairly hard jolt. Mr. Buckle’s vehicle was written off. As liability for the accident is admitted, the only issue is damages.background...

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