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.




Scarfe v. Fernco Developments Ltd.

            The plaintiff slipped on a wet floor in the bathroom of the Nanaimo Burger King restaurant on May 4, 2010 and injured his right shoulder and right knee. The plaintiff initiated proceedings against several defendants but the proceedings against Fernco Developments Ltd., Norco Developments Ltd. and Burger King Restaurants of Canada Inc. were all discontinued. The only remaining defendant is Seacastle Enterprises Inc.ISSUES1)       Liability2)       General damages3)       Loss of earning capacityLIABILITYThe Facts...

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Carson v. Stucchi

            This is an application for an order that this action (the “first action”) and the Vancouver Registry Action S116773, Carson v. City of Vancouver, Constable Marynick, Constable Stewart and John Doe #3 (the “second action”) be tried at the same time and before the same trial judge....

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TeBaerts v. Penta Builders Group Inc.

            THE COURT:  Following a four‑day trial of this wrongful dismissal action, the plaintiff was the successful party. Almost the whole of the trial focused on the defendant's allegations of cause. I concluded the defendants had not established cause and the plaintiff was entitled to reasonable notice of 12 months. I dismissed her more minor claims for aggravated and punitive damages, as well as a small tort claim for breach of privacy....

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Stocker v. Osei-Appiah

             The defendant Jaime Theresa Osei-Appiah applies for an order pursuant to Rule 7-6 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules requiring the plaintiff Robert Peter Stocker to attend a functional capacity evaluation by Jeff Padvaiskas, an occupational therapist, on January 11, 2016 and a vocational assessment by Ms. Samantha Gallagher, a vocational consultant, on January 14, 2016.BACKGROUND...

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Bergen v. Gaetz

             The plaintiff claims damages arising from two motor vehicle accidents (the “Accidents”). The Accidents occurred March 2, 2009 (the “First Accident”) and November 27, 2010 (the “Second Accident”) and were both rear end collisions....

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Gee v. Basra

             THE COURT:  There are two applications before me. The first is a defence application for an authorization for the production of certain medical records of the plaintiff, and the next is an application that the plaintiff attend an independent medical examination with a neurologist.Application for an authorization for the production of certain medical records of the plaintiff...

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Easton v. Chen

             The present action stems from a motor vehicle accident on July 6, 2011 (the “accident”)....

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McLean v. Kraft

- [3] II. ISSUES [4] - [10] III. EVIDENCE AT TRIAL [11] - [136] A. THE PLAINTIFF [12] - [43] 1. Background [12] - [24] 2. The Accident of September 11, 2010 [25] - [33] 3. Post Accident Events, Treatment and Recovery [34] - [43] B. WITNESSES [44] - [136] 1. Family and Friends of the Plaintiff [44] - [61] (a) Julia McLean [44] - [50] (b) Laura Larsen [51] - [53] (c) Tyra Crump [54] - [57] (d) Susan Hample [58] - [61] 2. Employers [62] - [73] (a) Dr. Alex Penner [62] - [68] (b) Dr. Faro Aghdasi [69] - [73] 3. Treating ...

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Preston v. Kontzamanis

             This action arises from a motor vehicle collision that occurred on May 1, 2005 in Vancouver.  The plaintiff was driving a 1991 Toyota Tercel owned by his daughter on 12th Avenue near its intersection with Nanaimo Street when it was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by the defendant....

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Burton v. Guthrie

             This is a personal injury action arising from an alleged encounter between two dogs: Max, a morkie and Sam, a golden retriever. The encounter is said to have occurred on November 14, 2013, when Ms. Burton was walking Max, on leash, in a residential neighbourhood in Parksville, B.C. The plaintiff alleges that she was charged at and pushed down to the ground by off-leash Sam. As a result of the fall, Ms. Burton suffered some serious injuries. Max is also said to have been injured by Sam in the melee. The defendants are Sam’s owners and deny virtually all of the plaintiff’s allegations of fact....

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McMyn v. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company

 The defendant, which I will refer to as Manulife, applies for an order disqualifying the plaintiff's counsel, Jan Fishman.  The plaintiff's claim against Manulife is for benefits under a disability insurance policy.  She also claims damages for breach of the insurer's obligation of good faith....

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Litt v. Guo

             This motor vehicle personal injury case deals with the consequences to the plaintiff, Kelly Litt, of injuries that she received from accidents that occurred in 2003 and 2010....

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