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.




Mund v. Sovio

             The defendant, Dr. Olli Matti Sovio, seeks to strike the plaintiff’s, Jaswant Singh Mund’s, amended statement of claim (“ASC”) for failure to disclose a reasonable cause of action pursuant to Rule 19(24)(a) of the Rules of Court (the “Rules”) .BACKGROUND...

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Greenhouse Studios Inc. v. Harlos

             Greenhouse Studios Inc. (“Greenhouse”) appeals from a decision of the Provincial Court dismissing a small claims action in which it sought to recover $17,100 from the respondent, Daniel Harlos, a lawyer, and his firm....

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Berry v. LaBelle

             On March 7, 2006, a vehicle driven by the defendant Stephanie Labelle collided with a vehicle driven by the plaintiff Paul Berry.  Ms. Labelle admits that the accident was caused by her negligence.   The parties disagree about the nature, severity and duration of injuries suffered by Mr. Berry as a result of the collision and the heads and quantum of damages that should be awarded.FACTS...

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Stead v. Brown

             THE COURT:  These proceedings arose as a result of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on May 3, 2007. The plaintiff has alleged a wide variety of injuries as a result of the accident....

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Schray v. Jim Pattison Industries Ltd.

           The defendants, Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. and Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. operating as Save-On-Foods, apply pursuant to Rule 18A of the Rules of Court, B.C. Reg 221/90, for an order that this action be dismissed with costs.  The plaintiff, Elsie Hilda Schray, is suing the defendants for alleged negligence and breach of statutory duty relating to her slip and fall while in the front-end department of the defendants’ Coquitlam Store No. 998 (“the Store”) on February 19, 2002, as a result of which she claims to have suffered injury, loss, and damage....

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Posch v. Davies

             On November 24, 2004, the plaintiff, Lillian Posch, was involved in a relatively minor rear-end collision that caused her soft tissue injuries....

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Sullivan v. Victoria (City)

             On July 7, 2009, the plaintiff, Ms. Sullivan, who is a slight elderly woman, tripped on the exposed edge of a section of sidewalk in James Bay, Victoria, and fell. She suffered minor injuries from which she recovered within a week or so. Ms. Sullivan claims damages for pain and suffering against the defendant, City of Victoria (the “City”)....

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Peters v. Paterson

             This action arises out of a serious accident which occurred on Harrison Lake on or about August 16, 2005 between a motorboat and a wind surfer.  The plaintiff was aboard his windsurfer.  The defendants, Kamalpreet Gill, Arvinder Kaler, Parmjit Dhillon and Sukhbir Brar were the occupants of a motor boat (the “motorboat defendants”) which was involved in a collision with the windsurfer operated by the plaintiff....

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Sylte v. Rodriguez

             The plaintiff Kristine Sylte sues for damages which she suffered as a result of a motor vehicle accident.  The defendants have admitted that their negligence was the sole cause of the accident....

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Coates v. Triance

             THE COURT:  This is an application by a plaintiff for an order allowing a Rule 28 examination of a witness, Ms.Kim Lo.  The application arises in the context of a claim for damages for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident, which occurred on October 29, 1999.  The proposed witness is an insurance adjuster for ICBC, the automobile insurer of the defendants....

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Hamo v. Khan

             In this personal injury action a medical expert charged a total of $69,543.75 for two reports.  At issue on this costs assessment is the reasonableness of those charges, as well as some additional charges for a trial preparation meeting.B.       Facts...

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Cabral v. Brice

             Danny Cabral was driving a pick-up truck when he was struck from behind by a commercial truck driven by Andrew Brice. The accident occurred on March 31, 2006, in Langley, British Columbia....

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