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.




S.H. v. A.M.

             These are my oral reasons for judgment. I reserve the right to edit these reasons, but the substance will remain the same.introduction...

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Holness Law Group Professional Law Corporation v. Mann

             This is an application by Holness Law Group (“HLG”) to have their bill dated March 20, 2015 reviewed pursuant to the provisions of the Legal Profession Act, S.B.C. 1998 c. 9 (“LPA”) and to obtain the fees they allege are owed pursuant to a contingency fee agreement. HLG claims they are entitled to a contingency fee of $33,075 before taxes, which they say is fair in the circumstances and consistent with the contingency fee agreement entered into by the client with the firm....

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Wong v. Toor

             On May 5, 2013, Mr. Wong was driving in Abbotsford to meet a real estate client.  He was stopped at a red light when the vehicle behind his vehicle was hit by a truck and was pushed into the back of his vehicle.  He sustained soft tissue injury to his neck which has not completely resolved by the time of trial which is two years and seven months later.  Mr. Wong was 69 years of age at the time of the accident and in very good health.  His health remains good but he still suffers from periodic neck pain and stiffness....

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Wong v. Toor

             On May 5, 2013, Mr. Wong was driving in Abbotsford to meet a real estate client.  He was stopped at a red light when the vehicle behind his vehicle was hit by a truck and was pushed into the back of his vehicle.  He sustained soft tissue injury to his neck which has not completely resolved by the time of trial which is two years and seven months later.  Mr. Wong was 69 years of age at the time of the accident and in very good health.  His health remains good but he still suffers from periodic neck pain and stiffness....

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Grassick (Guardian ad litem of) v. Swansburg

             On October 31, 2008 Stirling Grassick was 16 years old. He and a friend were walking along KLO Road in Kelowna, when they were struck from the rear by a vehicle driven by the defendant Ann Swansburg. Stirling suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) described as moderate at best, and on the borderline of moderate/severe at worst. He has difficulties with memory, processing speed, focus, cognitive inefficiency, fatigue, anxiety, and depression....

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Sangra (Guardian ad litem of) v. Lima

             Mr. Harry Sangra, an 85 year old plaintiff (born on November 3, 1930), was the unfortunate victim of a hit and run collision caused solely by the fault of the defendant, Scott Lima. The collision took place on February 23, 2014, while Mr. Sangra was standing at a bus shelter near the intersection of 75A Avenue and 120th Street (also known as Scott Road) in Surrey, British Columbia. Mr. Sangra had been visiting his younger brother in Surrey and was waiting for a bus to return to his home in Vancouver. Mr. Sangra was an exceptionally healthy and active 83 year old married man when Mr. Lima struck him. He suffered devastating injuries, including a brain injury, which nearly cost him his life....

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Sangra (Guardian ad litem of) v. Lima

             Mr. Harry Sangra, an 85 year old plaintiff (born on November 3, 1930), was the unfortunate victim of a hit and run collision caused solely by the fault of the defendant, Scott Lima. The collision took place on February 23, 2014, while Mr. Sangra was standing at a bus shelter near the intersection of 75A Avenue and 120th Street (also known as Scott Road) in Surrey, British Columbia. Mr. Sangra had been visiting his younger brother in Surrey and was waiting for a bus to return to his home in Vancouver. Mr. Sangra was an exceptionally healthy and active 83 year old married man when Mr. Lima struck him. He suffered devastating injuries, including a brain injury, which nearly cost him his life....

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Anderson v. Rizzardo

             In the mid‑morning of December 16, 2010, the plaintiff, Daniel Anderson, was stopped in a construction zone on Highway 1 when a Ford Ranger SUV, driven by the defendant, crashed into the back of his Jeep Wrangler (the “Accident”)....

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Zhao v. Yu

             The trial of this personal injury action commenced on October 21, 2013 and continued for six days.  On October 10, 2014, I issued Reasons for Judgment, (2014 BCSC 1915).  I awarded the plaintiff, Mr. Zhao, $12,000 for special damages, $9,700 for the cost of future care, and $70,000 for non-pecuniary losses, for a total award of $91,700....

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Kijowski v. Scott

             This is an action for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident which occurred January 26, 2011 (the “Accident”). The defendants have admitted liability....

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