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.




Tenhunen v. Tenhunen

             On May 11, 2011, the plaintiff, Beverly Tenhunen, slipped and fell on a ramp outside a home rented by her daughter, the defendant, Kim Tenhunen. Beverly Tenhunen brings this action for damages flowing from injuries she suffered in the fall....

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Smith v. Neil

             The plaintiff, a 56-year-old female, was injured in a motor vehicle accident which took place November 23, 2010 at the intersection of 222nd St. and 50th Avenue in Langley, British Columbia. Liability has been admitted on behalf of the defendants....

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Mocharski v. Ly

            THE COURT:  The plaintiff makes three applications today. The first is that the defendants amend their response to civil claim; the second is that the defendant Ly submit to a further examination for discovery and answer particular questions; and third, that the defendants Ly and Mocharski provide particulars in response to demands issued by the plaintiff....

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Luis v. Marchiori

             Ms. Luis was injured in two motor vehicle accidents. The first was about six and a half years ago on July 10, 2008, when she was 43 years old (“First Accident”). The second was about three years later on July 9, 2011 (“Second Accident”)....

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Thomasson v. Moeller

             The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident at Nanaimo, British Columbia on January 9, 2011.  At that time, she was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her husband, the defendant Robert Thomasson.  Their two children aged seven and five were also in the vehicle with them.  The defendant was driving a full-size pick-up truck at the time....

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Kimber v. Wong

            In this action for damages for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident, the plaintiff, Jamie Kimber, applies for an order awarding him 100% of his costs and disbursements....

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Pausch v. Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

             Mr. Pausch claims he developed tinnitus and increased hearing loss after undergoing an MRI scan at the MRI clinic of the defendant, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, operating as UBC Hospital, in 2008 (I will refer to all defendants in the singular throughout my reasons). He submits the defendant is liable because there was no specific check done to ensure the headset given to him for noise protection was free of defect and properly placed on his person. The defendant agrees it owed a duty of care to the plaintiff but says the plaintiff has not proven any other element of negligence. It says the claim must be dismissed.I.        FACTS...

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Davies v. Elston

             For Jim Davies, riding a bicycle is as natural as breathing and walking.  He has been doing so for over six decades, as a Canadian national and international athlete in his youth and as a way of life ever since.  He seems not only to love to ride a bicycle; he lives to ride a bicycle....

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Carroll v. Hunter

              INTRODUCTION[1]             By reasons for judgment indexed as Carroll v. Hunter, 2014 BCSC 2193, I assessed the damages payable to the plaintiff, Ms. Roma Carroll, for personal injuries she suffered in a motor vehicle accident on December 14, 2006.  My award included damages in the amount of $95,400 for past loss of earning capacity....

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Dhaliwal v. Meerdink

             On December 26, 2008 the plaintiff, Julie Dhaliwal, was injured in a motor vehicle accident. She was the front seat passenger in a van driven by her husband David. The couple’s three boys, ranging in age from 9 to 13, were seated in the back of the van. The family was en route from 100 Mile House to their home in Prince George. As they headed north out of Williams Lake the weather became progressively worse as snowy conditions developed. Mr. Dhaliwal was concerned about the road conditions and decided to turn off the highway to wait out the snow storm. He found a side road and signalled his intention to turn left. Before Mr. Dhaliwal could complete the turn a semi-trailer driven by the defendant passed them on the left. The semi-trailer ran the Dhaliwal family van off the road. Liability for the accident has been admitted....

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White v. Wang

             Jessica White was injured in a car accident on October 3, 2009. At the time, she was a passenger in the front seat of a truck driven by Lance Burley, one of the defendants. The defendants have admitted their negligence caused the accident....

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Sahota v. Choongh

             The plaintiff Mr. Mohan Singh Sahota claims damages arising out of personal injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on August 24, 2010 on the Alex Fraser Bridge in Delta, British Columbia.  The defendants admit liability for the accident....

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