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.




Sheikh v. Struys

             The plaintiff, Dr. Gohar Sheikh, claimed damages arising from a motor vehicle accident in 2009. The matter proceeded to trial before me commencing June 4, 2012. Reasons were issued July 18, 2012: Sheikh v. Struys, 2012 BCSC 1071 (the “Reasons”). The claim was dismissed on the basis that Dr. Sheikh had not proven liability on the part of Mr. Struys. In light of my finding that there was no liability, I did not address the various damage issues in the Reasons....

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Gulbrandsen v. Mohr

             On December 12, 2012, I gave Reasons for Judgment in this personal injury action. The reasons are indexed at 2012 BCSC 1869. I awarded the plaintiff $28,150.45 in damages against the defendant Blake Mohr. The action had been discontinued against the other defendant....

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Pearson v. Community Connections Society

             The plaintiff seeks:1.         A declaration that the Notice Requiring Trial by Jury filed by the Plaintiff in this matter on March 25, 2013, and served on the Defendants by fax on April 4, 2013, is valid.2.         In the alternative an order extending the time for filing and serving a Notice Requiring Trial by Jury to a date 2 weeks after the date of hearing of this application or such other date as this Honourable Court may Order....

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Kemle v. McRae

             The plaintiff seeks damages arising from a motor vehicle accident, which occurred on May 29, 2007 (the “Accident”)....

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Sidhu v. Hothi

             This is an application by the defendants in a motor vehicle action to withdraw an admission of liability and to amend their Response to Civil Claim....

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Beagle v. Cornelson Estate

             This action involves a claim for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident which occurred July 8, 2007 on Highway 97, a short distance north of the town of Oyama, B.C., which part of the Municipality of Lake Country, B.C located in the Okanagan Valley....

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Singh v. British Columbia (Public Safety)

             On September 12, 2007, the plaintiff, Mr. Prem Singh, was travelling northbound on Scott Road (also known as 120th Street) in Surrey, B.C.  Mr. Singh approached the intersection at 96th Avenue.  96th Avenue runs east and west.  The traffic light was green for Mr. Singh.  As Mr. Singh went through the intersection, he hit a westbound RCMP vehicle driven by Constable Kerri Parrish. ...

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McKenzie v. Sidhu

             Melissa McKenzie (“the plaintiff”) is suing Jaspal S. Sidhu and Safeco Trucklines Ltd. (“the defendants”) in negligence for damages in relation to injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident (“the accident”) that occurred on July 18, 2008. The accident occurred when Mr. Sidhu, driving a large tractor-trailer, attempted to make a left turn into a commercial driveway across a busy thoroughfare and the trailer collided with the rear left side of the plaintiff’s vehicle. The defendant Safeco Trucklines Ltd. was the registered owner of the tractor unit and the defendant Sidhu was its “owner/operator”. Liability for the accident is in issue, as is the quantum of damages sought by the plaintiff for injuries she alleges were caused by the accident. The plaintiff seeks non-pecuniary damages, special damages, future income loss, loss of earning capacity, cost of future care and special costs for the days of the trial spent on liability....

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Fidler v. Burns Lake (Village)

             The plaintiff’s claim is against the Corporation of the Village of Burns Lake (“Burns Lake”) and five members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (“RCMP”)....

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C.D. v. Canada (Attorney General)

             The plaintiff has commenced two actions in negligence against social workers and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (“RCMP”) officers relating to an investigation of allegations of sexual assault against her....

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Bannerman v. Sturrock

             Louise Bannerman was injured in a motor vehicle accident which took place on December 13, 2008.  Her car was struck when she was driving eastbound on Highway 1, in Coquitlam, east of the Brunette Street exit.  Liability is admitted.  Ms. Bannerman seeks damages.The Plaintiff...

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Mills v. Powar

             The defendants apply to have the plaintiff’s action dismissed as the claim is barred pursuant to ss. 10 and 257 of the Workers Compensation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 492. The defendants seek costs of the action including the application....

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