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.




Werner v. Fraser Health Authority

             On February 18, 2009, Tony Werner attended Chilliwack General Hospital (CGH) for a CT scan of his abdomen. This procedure required the intravenous introduction of a contrast dye; thus, a heparin lock (“hep-lock”) was inserted into a vein in Mr. Werner’s arm, by a CT technician, in preparation for the scan....

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Best v. Thomas

             On September 13, 2008, in Port Alberni, B.C. the plaintiff, Shawn Best, was rear-ended by a van while he was stopped on his motorcycle, waiting for the vehicle ahead of him to turn left. April Thomas was the driver of the van. She did not have a valid driver’s licence. Joan Thomas, April Thomas’s grandmother, owned the van. The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (“ICBC”) is named as a third party....

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Pichugina v. Matula

             The plaintiff, Ms. Anastasia Ivanovna Pichugina, claims damages for injuries she sustained in a motor-vehicle accident (the “accident”) that happened on August 31, 2010, at the intersection of King George Highway and 128th Street in Surrey, British Columbia.  The plaintiff’s vehicle was struck on the passenger side by a vehicle driven by the defendant, Kyung Hi Matula.  The defendants admit liability....

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Brunelle v. Yoshida

             On May 13, 2008, a low impact collision occurred on Highway 99 at the entrance to the Massey Tunnel in Richmond, when a 1996 Toyota Corolla owned and operated by the defendant, Ms. Yoshida, struck the rear end of a 2005 Toyota Echo sedan driven by the plaintiff, Ms. Brunelle. ...

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Beggs v. Stone

             The plaintiff, Sharon Beggs, was injured in a motor vehicle accident on July 18, 2009. She suffered significant soft tissue and psychological injuries. Liability for the accident has been admitted. The major issue in the assessment of damages is whether the plaintiff would have become disabled in any event due to a variety of pre-existing conditions....

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Huntley v. Daley

             This is an assessment of the damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident. The accident happened four years ago. The plaintiff sustained soft tissue injuries in the accident. The plaintiff maintains that in addition to pain in her upper back, pain in her neck, and headaches – complaints that are now essentially resolved – she has also suffered a permanent loss of function owing to chronic pain that manifests in her lower back....

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Gallina v. Honda Canada Finance Inc.

             Ms. Gallina was injured in a motor vehicle accident on March 5, 2010, when an oncoming car hit her van head-on. Mr. Tom Kwan was the driver of the car and admitted liability for causing the accident. Honda Canada Finance Inc., as lessor, and Wai Kin Kwan, as lessee, accepted vicarious responsibility for the accident. Ms. Gallina discontinued her claim against Mr. Cao, whose car struck the rear of her van moments after the collision with Mr. Kwan....

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Shvalian v. Seafresh Products Distributors

             The defendant (“Seafresh”) applies for leave to issue a third party notice joining The Owners, Strata Plan LMS3045 (“the Strata”) and claiming liability by, or indemnification from, the Strata.BACKGROUND...

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Stewart v. Robinson

             These reasons address whether an order ought to be made following a non-mandatory case planning conference (the “CPC”)....

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Hardie v. Kamloops Towne Lodge Ltd.

             These reasons for judgment address an application for a declaration that the third party, Forster Restaurants Kamloops Ltd. (“Forster”) is obliged to defend the applicant, Kamloops Towne Lodge Ltd. (“Kamloops”), in the plaintiff’s damages claim against it. Kamloops seeks indemnity for any damages and costs associated with the claim, including the settlement....

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Maras v. Seemore Entertainment Ltd.

             This action arises out of an incident that is alleged to have occurred at or near the Au Bar nightclub, located at 674 Seymour Street in Vancouver, B.C., on April 4, 2009 (the “Incident”). The trial with a jury commenced on April 7, 2014....

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