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.




Soczynski v. Cai

             On September 21, 2011, I issued my decision in this matter, cited at 2011 BCSC 1258, dismissing the defendant Cai’s application to compel the plaintiff to attend at the offices of Dr. Simon Horlick and submit to a medical examination. The medical examination was scheduled to take place on September 29, 2011; to prevent the imposition of a cancellation fee, I issued brief written reasons dismissing the application, with more detailed reasons to follow....

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De Sousa v. Bradaric

           The defendants appeal from a decision of a master denying their application for a second medical examination by a psychiatrist. The plaintiff alleges a variety of injuries arising out of a motor vehicle accident, including brain damage and/or psychological injuries....

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Habib v. Jack

             This is an application for an order dealing with costs. The defendants seek their costs of the proceeding throughout and double costs from April 9, 2010 based upon an offer to settle. The plaintiff seeks an order that each side bear their own costs....

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Fiorda v. Say

             Tina Fiorda sustained soft tissue injuries in two motor vehicle accidents, for which the defendants acknowledge liability.  The first accident, on April 20, 2008, was the less serious, and the parties agree that Ms. Fiorda’s injuries from that accident had almost completely resolved by the time of the second accident, on  August 2, 2009.  It is the effects of her injuries from the second accident which are the focus of this “fast-track” litigation....

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Besic v. Kerenyi

          In this case I am asked to assess the quantum of damages and costs to be awarded to the plaintiff, Elvis Besic, against the defendant, Zoltan Kerenyi.  Mr. Besic’s claim arises out of an assault and battery that took place on July 2, 2003.  Mr. Besic obtained default judgment against Mr. Kerenyi on April 12, 2011, after Wong J. ordered that Mr. Kerenyi’s appearance and statement of defence be struck on the same day.  Mr. Kerenyi is currently appealing Mr. Justice Wong’s decision....

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Ruskey v. Haggerty

             THE COURT:  In this matter, two applications are before the court.  One is an application on behalf of the plaintiff for renewal of a Writ.  The other is an application for dismissal for want of prosecution, brought on behalf of the defendants by an agent for the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, speaking for them, although the defendants have not been served....

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Kaleta v. MacDougall

           The plaintiff sues the defendant for personal injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident that took place on Highway 1 in British Columbia on October 4, 2008....

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Kooner v. Singh

             THE COURT:  This is an application brought on behalf of the defendant to have this matter transferred to the Provincial Court of British Columbia and, therefore, subject to the limit on damages of $25,000....

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Henry v. Bennett

           Stephen Henry claims damages for injuries arising from a motor vehicle accident that occurred around 5:00 p.m. on September 17, 2008 at the intersection of King George Boulevard (“King George”) and 68th Avenue, in Surrey, B.C....

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Nerval v. Khehra

           On October 16, 2007, a car accident occurred at the intersection of Blue Jay Street and Sandpiper Drive in Abbotsford (the “Intersection”). Bethann Nerval was attempting a left turn at the Intersection at the same moment Ramandeep Khehra was proceeding southbound through the Intersection.  Neither woman saw the other in time and Ms. Khehra’s vehicle struck Ms. Nerval’s vehicle broadside. Both parties were injured and have sued one another. This trial was restricted to the issue of which driver’s negligence caused the collision. The measure of fault attributed to each party will govern the apportionment of their entitlement to damages, which will be tried separately from the liability issue.Undisputed Facts...

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Campbell v. McDougall

           In a notice of application filed June 8, 2011, the defendant seeks orders with respect to production of documents, the plaintiff’s attendance at an examination for discovery and the use of deposition evidence at trial....

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Felix v. Hearne

           The plaintiff was injured in a vehicle roll-over on July 8, 2006. The evidence heard during this proceeding was that she was driving east on Highway No. 1 near Langley, when her boyfriend, Mr. Hearne, grabbed the steering wheel causing the vehicle to leave the highway and overturn. Mr. Hearne was killed in the collision....

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