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.




Hubbs v. Escueta

             The plaintiff, Randall Hubbs, was injured in two motor vehicle accidents. The first occurred on July 3, 2009 when the motorcycle Mr. Hubbs was riding was involved in a collision with the vehicle driven by the defendant Basilio Escueta (the “Escueta Accident”). The second accident occurred on November 30, 2011 when Mr. Hubbs was struck by the vehicle driven by the defendant Derek Martin (the “Martin Accident”) while in a crosswalk. The two actions arising out of the accidents have been heard together....

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Werner v. Ondrus

             The plaintiff, Amber Werner, unfortunately suffered injuries in two motor vehicle accidents which occurred less than a year apart. She now seeks compensation for the injuries she suffered as a result of these two accidents; the trials of which were heard together in Kelowna, BC. Liability was admitted by the defendants in each case....

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Wangert v. Saur

             Michael Wangert seeks damages for the injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident which occurred on May 1, 2007 (the “Accident”), which resulted in the death of the defendant....

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Bendzak v. Bohnet

             On June 21, 2001 in Savona, British Columbia, 13‑year‑old Tanner Bendzak was seriously injured when an aluminum irrigation pipe that he and his friend Connor Bohnet were raising came into contact with a high voltage power line running above a field on Connor's property....

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Neyman v. Wouterse

             On the third day of trial, which concerns an assessment of damages suffered by the plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on October 29, 2007, the defendant applied for an order permitting him to tender into evidence the expert report of Dr. Paul Bishop dated December 3, 2012. The application was brought because Dr. Bishop’s report was delivered to counsel for the plaintiff on December 18, 2012, some 27 days prior to the commencement of this trial and not in compliance with the time limits prescribed by the Supreme Court Civil Rules (“Rules”). I gave the parties my ruling later in the day, following submissions, advising them that reasons for judgment would follow.Basis of Application...

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Nadeau v. Okanagan Urban Youth & Cultural Assn.

             The plaintiff, Jason Sean Nadeau, was injured on July 1, 2005, when he was struck by a motor vehicle. He was attending a music concert at an outdoor venue called The Bluffs. The Bluffs are located on an Indian Reserve on the west side of Lake Okanagan, directly across the lake from the City of Kelowna. This trial deals only with the issue of liability with regard to the parties who are represented and participated in the trial. Counsel have agreed that the issue of damages, if there is liability, can be dealt with by a judge other than myself....

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Stovel v. Paul

             The plaintiff, Patricia Stovel, was injured in a motor vehicle collision in Nanaimo, B.C., on September 2, 2009. The defendants admit liability for the accident and further admit that Ms. Stovel sustained some injury, loss and damage as a result of the accident. At issue is the extent of those injuries the accident caused to Ms. Stovel, or to which it contributed by way of aggravating pre-existing conditions, and the quantum of damages to be awarded to Ms. Stovel in the circumstances.Background...

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Rozendaal v. Landingin

             Sharon Rozendaal claims damages for soft tissue injury to her neck and shoulder area and resulting cervicogenic headaches as a result of two separate motor vehicle accidents on October 19, 2007 and February 10, 2008, the second accident aggravating injuries from the first....

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Charlton v. Abbott Laboratories

             This action is brought under the Class Proceedings Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 50, by four plaintiffs -- Mr. Charlton, Mr. Mandell, Ms. Leone, and Ms. Smith-Turner -- who allege that drugs manufactured and marketed by the defendants caused them injury. Two other plaintiffs, Ms. Charlton and Mr. Turner, allege that they suffered loss and damage flowing from the injuries to their spouses. The plaintiffs advance their claims under consumer protection, competition and trade legislation, as well as in strict liability, negligence and negligent misrepresentation, breach of warranty, and waiver of tort....

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Dakin v. Roth

             This is a personal injury claim arising out of three separate motor vehicle accidents in which the plaintiff was a passenger. The position of the defendants is that although liability is admitted, the plaintiff is not a credible witness and has failed to mitigate her damages, and therefore is only entitled to a modest award....

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Russell v. Parks

             This action arises from a motor vehicle accident (the “Accident”) which occurred on August 21, 2008. The plaintiff was walking in a mall parking lot and was struck by the defendant’s vehicle. In reasons for judgment indexed at Russell v. Parks, 2012 BCSC 1128, I found the plaintiff to be two-thirds contributorily negligent. I assessed his damages at $85,000. The award against the defendant, accordingly, was $28,305....

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