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.




Dube v. BCAA Insurance Corporation

             This is an application by the defendant, BCAA Insurance Corporation (“BCAA”), pursuant to Rule 9-7 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules.  BCAA seeks to dismiss the plaintiff’s action....

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McKay v. Powell

             This trial concerned the assessment of damages for soft tissue injuries sustained by Ms. McKay in three motor vehicle accidents between March 2008 and March 2009. In all three collisions a vehicle driven by Ms. McKay was struck from the rear. Liability has been admitted on behalf of all defendants and the court has not been asked to apportion causation for the damages claimed between the three defendants....

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Beagle v. Cornelson

             Kelvin Beagle was injured in a car accident on July 8, 2007. The defendants have admitted liability; at issue is the assessment of damages.Background...

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Lennox v. Karim

             Alan Lennox was injured in a car accident on August 16, 2003, when his car was struck by the defendant’s car at the intersection of E 12th Avenue and Fraser Street in Vancouver (“the accident”). The defendant entered the intersection against a red light and hit the front left side of Mr. Lennox’s car. Liability for the accident is admitted by the defendant....

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Perry v. Vargas

             This matter involves a motor vehicle accident that occurred on December 4, 2006, near the intersection of Hornby Street and Smithe Street in Vancouver, B.C (the “2006 Accident”). The plaintiff, Pamela Perry, was rear-ended by a Purolator delivery vehicle driven by the defendant, Arturo Vargas....

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Stanikzai v. Bola

             On June 8, 2012, I gave judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $189,750 for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on August 25, 2007. That amount reflected a 25 per cent reduction for contributory negligence: 2012 BCSC 846....

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Wayne v. Donisi

             On March 17, 2011, at about 9:15 a.m., the plaintiff, Geraldine Marie Wayne, was driving north on Highway No. 5 in Kamloops, British Columbia. She came to a stop at Rogers Way. Her vehicle was struck by a vehicle driven by the defendant, Dario Donisi, and owned by the corporate defendants, Ari Financial Services Inc. and Cadbury Adams Canada Inc. (the “accident”)....

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Li v. Lian

             Qing Hua Li, also known as Qing Hua Wu (“Ms. Li”) was in a motor vehicle accident on October 9, 2008, on Rupert Street in the city of Vancouver (the “Accident”). The defendant Ceu Hmung Lian admits liability. Quantum is in dispute....

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McCord v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

             THE COURT:  The plaintiff applies for a declaration that Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule - Accidents on or after November 1, 1996, O. Reg. 403/96, s. 57(1.1) (the “Regulation”) does not apply to his application for benefits under an insurance policy  issued in Ontario to the parents of the plaintiff by the defendant Western Assurance Company (the “Western Policy”)....

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Rayner v. David

             This is a claim for damages for injuries suffered by the plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on April 25, 2009. ...

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Ortega v. Pena

             This is a claim for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on November 12, 2006....

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Sauer v. Scales

             On November 1, 2004, the plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident involving the defendant.  At trial, the defendant was found fully liable and ordered to pay $334,796.87 in damages (an amount later adjusted to $286,176.37).  The facts are set out in my reasons for judgement indexed at Sauer v. Scales, 2009 BCSC 1250.  Subsequent applications concerning the calculation of damages are indexed as follows: 2009 BCSC 1311; 2009 BCSC 1705; 2010 BCSC 983; and 2011 BCSC 1261....

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