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.




Bansi v. Pye

             This trial was a hearing of two actions in which Tajinder Singh Bansi is plaintiff claiming damages suffered in two separate motor vehicle accidents. By order of the Master made December 30, 2008, these actions were directed to be heard at the same time, subject to direction of the trial judge....

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Cantin v. Petersen

             Ms. Cantin was injured in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on June 10, 2004. Liability for the accident is admitted. Quantum of damages and causation are in dispute....

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Olson v. Ironside

             Then 19 years old, Ms. Olson was injured on October 24, 2008 when the vehicle in which she was a passenger was rear ended by another vehicle in a significant collision that pushed her stopped vehicle into the vehicle ahead. Liability is admitted. With the exception of special damages, all heads of damages are in issue. While the evidence of the plaintiff and her lay witnesses was not significantly challenged, experts for the plaintiff and the defendant have markedly different opinions regarding the cause, nature, severity and duration of her symptoms....

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Noon v. Lawlor

             This has been the trial of an action for damages for personal injuries. The plaintiff, James Noon, alleged that he was injured in a motor vehicle accident which occurred on January 22, 2009, in Nanaimo and alleges that the accident was caused solely by the negligent driving of the defendant, Gordon James Lawlor.The accident...

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Buttar v. Brennan

             Charanjit Singh Buttar claims damages for the injuries he suffered in a motor vehicle accident which occurred on October 24, 2008 (the “Accident”)....

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I.J. v. J.A.M.

           Applying pursuant to Rule 9‑7 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules, G.S. and J.S. seek an order that the claim of the Plaintiff be dismissed and that they be awarded their costs throughout.  The application is opposed by the Plaintiff on the basis that there has not been a complete discovery of documents, there have been no examinations for discovery, and that her claim is not susceptible to a summary determination.BACKGROUND...

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Williams v. Foster

             THE COURT:  This is a personal injury action arising from two separate motor vehicle accidents two months apart. Liability with respect to both accidents are in issue, plus assessment of appropriate damages....

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Leigh v. Mead

             This has been the trial of an action for damages for personal injuries, on the issue of liability only. The plaintiff, Kristina Leigh alleges that she was injured as a pedestrian when she was struck by a motor vehicle being driven by the defendant, on September 7, 2007, at Nanaimo. It is alleged that the said accident was caused by the negligence of the defendant in the operation of her motor vehicle....

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Goundar v. Nguyen

             The defendant Nyugen applies pursuant to Rule 7-7(5) to withdraw an admission of liability filed in a motor vehicle action.  Counsel appearing for the defendants appears as agent for counsel of record, because counsel of record has reported herself to her insurer for reasons that will become apparent....

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Sandhar v. Rolston

             The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident on May 3, 2004. The plaintiff’s vehicle, while stopped, was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by the defendant Groening, and her vehicle was pushed into another vehicle stopped in front of her. Liability is admitted. The trial was for the purpose of assessing damages....

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Van Hove v. Boisselle

             This action arises out of a fatal motor vehicle accident that was allegedly caused by a drunk driver. A third party claim alleges that L.J.D. Properties Ltd (“L.J.D.”) – the owner of a pub at which the defendant driver had been drinking –caused or contributed to the accident by over-serving the defendant and allowing her to leave the pub in an intoxicated state....

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McKay v. Marx

             This is an application by the defendants to dismiss the present action with costs on the basis of a successful Worker’s Compensation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 492 (the “Act”), s. 10 defence. The dismissal order went by consent leaving the matter of costs to be decided.Background...

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