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.




Beise v. Bell Helicopter Textron

             This action arises out of a December 15, 2010 helicopter accident said to have been caused by the failure of the No. 2 bearing in the Rolls-Royce engine which powered the helicopter....

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Pichugin v. Stoian

             THE COURT:  On May 28, 2014, I granted judgment in favour of the plaintiff, Ivan Pichugin, for damages sustained in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on July 24, 2010. The trial took place over five days from April 22 to 25 and 28, 2014....

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Bideci v. Neuhold

             This action was a fast track litigation proceeding related to an incident that occurred on September 29, 2012. The plaintiff sustained injuries when he fell while riding a bus (the “Accident”)....

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Bouvier v. Behrend

             The plaintiff, Robert Bouvier, was injured in a motor vehicle accident which occurred on September 23, 2009 (the “accident”). He was 57 years of age at the time of the accident and 62 years of age at the time of trial....

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Riswold v. Goldsmith

             On December 12, 2009 the plaintiff was a passenger in her husband’s pickup truck when it was struck by another vehicle driven by the defendant, Riley Goldsmith.  Liability is admitted by Mr. Goldsmith and Gas Link Industries Ltd.  The action has been discontinued against Michael Riswold and Yellowhead Road & Bridge (North Peace) Ltd.  At the time of the accident the plaintiff was 51 years old, leading an active life with her family and friends and was employed. ...

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Anderson v. Kozniuk

             On the morning of January 9, 2008, the plaintiff Wayne Anderson was crossing the street to catch a bus to work when he was struck by a vehicle driven by the defendant Jacklyn Kozniuk (the “Accident”). In reasons delivered on December 8, 2011, Madam Justice Russell found Mr. Anderson 30% liable for his injuries because he failed to take sufficient care when crossing the street: Anderson v. Kozniuk, 2011 BCSC 1678 (the “Liability Trial” or “Liability Decision”)....

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Le v. Point

             The plaintiff, Nguyen Le, was involved in two motor vehicle accidents....

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Dhillon v. Chhina

             The plaintiff claims damages for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident that happened on July 12, 2009 (the “accident”). The accident occurred on Blundell Road in Richmond, British Columbia when the car in which the plaintiff was travelling collided head on with the car being driven by the defendant Daniel Khan....

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Jiwani v. Borodi

             The plaintiff, Hanif Jiwani, a 52-year old single man, was involved in four motor vehicle accidents for which the defendants admit liability.  The first and most serious accident was on February 7, 2009.  The other accidents were on April 19, 2009, July 24, 2010, and May 29, 2011.  The parties agree that there is no need to apportion damages among the accidents....

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Korkut v. Hinkson

             THE COURT:  This is an application brought by the defendant, the Honourable Chief Justice Christopher E. Hinkson, to dismiss the proceedings brought against him by the plaintiff, Ron Korkut, in a Notice of Civil Claim filed April 22, 2014....

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Staaf v. Insurance Company of British Columbia

             Deena Foot, insurance adjustor, Vianne Bacchus, former adjuster with ICBC, and Dr. Robert Stenstrom, emergency physician, were called as witnesses on behalf of the Defendants.  In early April, each of them had sworn affidavits that had been prepared by counsel for the Defendants.  The affidavits were prepared and sworn prior to the decision of counsel for the Plaintiff that it would be necessary for the three affiants to appear at this Trial relating to a motor vehicle accident that occurred on September 27, 2007....

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