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.




Laktin v. Vancouver (City)

             On the first day of this 25-day trial set for hearing with a jury, the defendants applied for an order that the action be tried by judge alone, pursuant to Rule 12-6(5)(a)(ii)....

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Aujla v. Sohal

             THE REGISTRAR:  I will start by dealing, first off, with what, I guess, is a preliminary or threshold issue with respect to this matter....

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Brown v. Bevan

             This is a personal injury action arising out of a motor vehicle collision that occurred on May 4, 2009 at the intersection of Davie Street and Pacific Way at approximately 8:45 a.m. (“collision”). Both liability and damages are in issue. If liability is proven, the plaintiff claims general damages, special damages, future care costs and loss of future earning capacity....

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Nair v. Cindric

             This is a claim for damages for personal injuries suffered as a result of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on December 23, 2009 (the “accident”) at the intersection of 96 Avenue and Scott Road in Surrey, British Columbia. Liability is not in issue....

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Levens v. Lehmann

             In the late afternoon of September 28, 2009, the plaintiff, Susan Levens, was driving her motor vehicle on Fortune Drive in Kamloops, British Columbia. Her partner, Richard King, was sitting beside her in the passenger seat of her vehicle. Ms. Levens and Mr. King were both wearing their seatbelts....

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Wong v. Trueit

             THE COURT:  This is an application to adjourn a trial set for three days commencing December the 3rd and arising out of a motor vehicle accident.  The application is made by the plaintiff and counsel have both argued their perspectives thoroughly, ably, and succinctly.  It has been a long week.  I have heard a lot of applications.  There has been a complete spectrum in that respect.  I am glad to say that today's was at the very professional and competent end of the spectrum....

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Rathgeber v. Freeman

             The plaintiff was injured in a motor-vehicle accident which occurred on July 29, 2009. A trial of the action is scheduled to begin on March 24, 2014....

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R. v. Irwin

             This is a summary conviction appeal by Mr. Irwin from the imposition of a recognizance under s. 810 of the Criminal Code. He maintains that he was pressured into entering into the recognizance, that he did not fully understand its consequences, that he had inadequate representation by his counsel, and that he never acknowledged that the complainant had reasonable grounds to fear him. The parties have used the expressions “peace bond” and “recognizance” interchangeably, and I shall do so as well to signify a recognizance under s. 810.The Recognizance...

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Lourenco v. Pham

             Vera Lourenco seeks damages in respect of injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident (“MVA”) on November 25, 2009. Ms. Lourenco was a pedestrian who was hit by the defendant Tommy Pham who was the driver of a 2008 Honda Civic, owned by Dinh Cuong Pham. He turned his car into the intersection of Grandview Highway and Renfrew Street in Vancouver and struck the left side of Ms. Lourenco’s body while she was a pedestrian in a crosswalk. The defendants admit liability for the accident.FactsBefore the Accident...

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MacKandy-Gray v. London Drugs Limited

             The plaintiff in this action, Marlene MacKandy-Gray, seeks a finding of liability and damages against the defendant, London Drugs Limited, for injuries she sustained when she fell in the London Drugs store premises located in the Spall Plaza at 400 - 1950 Harvey Avenue in Kelowna, British Columbia.  The incident took place around 11:00 a.m. on December 26, 2008....

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Zhang v. Heikkila

             This is an assessment of costs following the settlement of personal injury litigation....

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Langille v. Nguyen

             The issue to be addressed is the appropriate costs award after trial in this motor vehicle litigation....

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