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.




Glesby v. MacMillian

             This is an assessment of damages relating a motor vehicle accident on April 24, 2009 at the intersection of Dunbar Street and West 29th Avenue, Vancouver B.C. Liability has been admitted....

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Boyar Estate v. Boyar

             William Boyar (“Mr. Boyar” or “the deceased”) died on January 17, 2011.  The plaintiff, Joanne Boyar (“Ms. Boyar”) is Mr. Boyar’s sister.  Mr. Boyar named Joanne Boyar as executor and sole beneficiary in a Will signed by Mr. Boyar on August 7, 2010.   Ms. Boyar was prevented from obtaining probate of the Will by a series of caveats filed by the defendant Richard Foulston and by the defendant Kathleen Chandler.  Ms. Boyar is asking the Court to find that the August 7, 2010 Will is valid and in force and she seeks an order for probate....

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Chabot v. Chaube

             On the University of British Columbia campus (“UBC”), June 13, 2008, around 9:00 a.m., the plaintiff was rollerblading from a parking area where she had parked her car. She was heading for her campus workplace located on the west side of Wesbrook Mall. She needed to cross from the east side of Wesbrook Mall across five lanes of heavy traffic that are controlled by traffic and pedestrian lights....

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Walker v. John Doe

             The defendant, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), seeks an order that counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. T. Harding, pay the special costs that arise out of a mistrial....

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Liu v. Bourget

             This action involves claims by Joseph Chou-Hsiug Liu (“Mr. Liu”) and Mei-Chen Cheng also known as May Cheng (“Ms. Cheng”) for damages for personal injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on December 18, 2008 (the “accident”).The Accident...

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Fadai v. Cully

             This case deals with the consequences to the plaintiff Anis Fadai of a rear-end motor vehicle collision that he was involved in on January 11, 2008 in Burnaby. What is in dispute are the nature and extent of the injuries that he suffered in the accident, and the actual effect that those injuries have had on his ability to work and enjoy life.II.               EVIDENCE1)              Mr. Fadai’s Background...

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Keller v. Pearson

             On April 12, 2013, Mr. Justice Smart, now retired, dismissed the plaintiff’s claim against the defendants in oral reasons for judgment following a summary trial. The defendants seek an order that the plaintiff pay them double costs from the date of their offer of settlement, made on February 27, 2013, pursuant to Rule 9-1(5)(b) of the Supreme Court Civil Rules, B.C. Reg. 168/2009 [the Rules]. Given the retirement of the summary trial judge, I will exercise my jurisdiction pursuant to Rule 23-1(10) and personally deal with the defendants’ application.Background...

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Nemoto v. Phagura

             On August 27, 2008, Ryotaro Nemoto (“Ryotaro”) and his sister, Rui Nemoto (“Rui), were passengers in a Toyota Corolla driven by their mother, Sanae Nemoto (“Ms. Nemoto”). Ms. Nemoto was stopped at a red light at the intersection of Brunette Avenue and Braid Street in New Westminster when her motor vehicle was rear ended by a Freightliner tractor trailer, which pushed Ms. Nemoto’s vehicle into the intersection (the “MVA”)....

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Kovac v. Moscone

             The sole remaining issue in this proceeding is that of costs arising from the 21-day trial which concluded in May 2011.  The only issue at trial was the assessment of the plaintiff’s damages arising from a motor vehicle accident which occurred in February 2004.  The plaintiff submitted her damages were well in excess of $1 million.  The defendant submitted a range of $15,000 to $20,000 was appropriate....

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J.D. v. Chandra

             THE COURT:  The defendants seek to call expert opinion evidence from Gary W. Nix who has a doctorate in special education....

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Hoy v. Williams

             The plaintiff, a 36 year old firefighter from Port Coquitlam, was involved in two motor vehicle accidents which occurred on November 13, 2009 and September 7, 2012 respectively. On both occasions Mr. Hoy’s vehicle was lawfully stopped on the roadway it was struck in the rear by the vehicles owned and operated by the respective defendants in these two actions....

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Shipley v. Bye

             The plaintiff, Michael Shipley, was rear-ended by the defendant, Travis Bye on January 26, 2010, at the intersection of Royal Oak Avenue and Deer Lake Parkway in Burnaby, British Columbia....

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