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.




Lawson v. Kirk

             This is a claim for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred July 26, 2010. The defendant has admitted liability for the accident and -quite refreshingly - has admitted the plaintiff was injured in the accident....

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Dhadwal v. ICBC

             This case involves a dispute between Mr. Dhadwal and ICBC regarding the coverage under Mr. Dhadwal’s automobile insurance policy for certain damage to a high-end Mercedes sports utility vehicle leased by Mr. Dhadwal....

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Harvey v. Tooshley

             These reasons address the assessment of costs in two personal injury actions governed by Rule 15-1 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules (“SCCR”). The style of cause in the second action is Harvey v. Phillips, Victoria Registry No. 11-4905 (the “Phillips action”). Brittany Harvey is the sole plaintiff in both actions. By order of the court, the trials in these actions were to be heard at the same time. The two actions were settled for a global figure about four days before the commencement of trial....

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Healey v. Chung

             The plaintiff seeks damages - loss of past and future earning capacity; cost of future care; special damages; and loss of housekeeping capacity - for a pedestrian-vehicle accident that occurred on September 5, 2005....

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Sanborn v. Whyley

             Cassandra Sanborn claims damages for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident which occurred on September 26, 2006 in Campbell River, B.C. At the time of the accident, Cassandra was 12 years of age and was a passenger in a vehicle owned and driven by her mother, Caroline Sanborn. The defendants have admitted liability....

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Mirsaeidi v. Coleman

             The plaintiff claims damages for injuries resulting from a motor vehicle accident (the “MVA”) caused by the negligence of the defendant. The defendant does not dispute his liability for the collision....

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Vapheas v. Madden

             The plaintiff’s action arises out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred in September 2010.  The trial was with respect to liability only.  In my Reasons for Judgment indexed at 2014 BCSC 138, I concluded that the collision was caused by the failure of both Ms. Vapheas and the defendant Connor Madden to meet the standard of care required of reasonable drivers in the circumstances.  I apportioned liability 75% to Ms. Vapheas and 25% to Mr. Madden....

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Jackson v. Yusishen

             This is a decision in respect of costs following the conclusion of a trial before a jury. That trial was to assess the plaintiff’s entitlement to damages arising out a motor vehicle collision. The defendant admitted liability....

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Dhugha v. Ukardi

             Counsel for the defendant sought orders at a case planning conference (“CPC”) for disclosure of expert evidence and production of a number of documents. Because there appears to be some uncertainty about what orders can or should be made at CPCs, I took the unusual step reserving judgment....

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Morice v. Toronto-Dominion Bank

             Mr. Morice sued the Toronto-Dominion Bank for injuries he says he sustained when he fell outside of one of the Bank’s branch offices. Much time has passed since his writ was issued, yet little has been accomplished on the file. The Bank now applies for an order that Mr. Morice’s action be dismissed for want of prosecution....

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Chen v. Ross

             The elderly plaintiff, Pei Xiong Chen, has suffered from multiple vision impairments over the span of many years....

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Bideci v. Neuhold

             The following constitute my oral reasons for judgment with respect to the trial of this proceeding which took place on February 26-28, 2014....

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