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.




Chingcuangco v. Herback

             On September 15, 2008, the plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle she owned and which was being driven by her then boyfriend, the defendant Edgardo Lumjuco Rafael (“Rafael”).  At the intersection of 88th Avenue and 156th Street, Surrey, British Columbia, her vehicle collided with a vehicle owned and operated by the defendant Matthew Daniel Herback (“Herback”)....

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Bulatovic v. Siebert

             The plaintiff seeks damages for neck pain and headaches she claims as a result of being hit by a vehicle driven by the defendant. The plaintiff was a pedestrian in a crosswalk on November 23, 2009. She was hit by the defendant’s car when, according to her, she had the right of way....

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Bulatovic v. Siebert

             The plaintiff seeks damages for neck pain and headaches she claims as a result of being hit by a vehicle driven by the defendant. The plaintiff was a pedestrian in a crosswalk on November 23, 2009. She was hit by the defendant’s car when, according to her, she had the right of way....

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Smith v. Central Okanagan (Regional District)

             On August 9, 2012, following a four-day trial, the trial judge declared that the appellant’s dog, Diesel, was a “dangerous dog” within the meaning of s. 49 of the Community Charter, S.B.C. 2003, c. 26. He also declared that he had no authority to make what has come to be known as a conditional order under that section. Finally, the court ordered that Diesel be humanely euthanized. Diesel is a mixed breed dog. His precise provenance is unknown, but he is predominantly German Sheppard crossed with Rottweiler. He weighed 95 pounds in the winter of 2010/2011....

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Schafer v. Whiteley

             In this trial, the plaintiff Natalie Krystle Schafer claims damages for personal injuries which she sustained as the result of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on May 5, 2010, in Nanaimo. The plaintiff alleges that the accident was caused solely by the negligent driving of the defendant Kaitlyn Whiteley. The claim against the defendant Karen Whiteley alleges vicarious liability on the ground that she was the registered owner of the vehicle being driven by Kaitlyn Whiteley. Both liability and damages are in issue.The Issue of LiabilityThe Accident...

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Gonzales v. Voskakis

             On September 16, 2008, the plaintiff, Jennifer Gonzales, was in her vehicle waiting to enter onto a highway when she was rear-ended by the defendant, Stavros Voskakis. Both parties described the impact as slight or, as Ms. Gonzales particularly described it, a “minor fender bender”....

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Wan v. Smith Estate

             In this fast track personal injury claim the plaintiff applies for an order for “directions and/or settlement of the plaintiff's costs”.  The action is subject to rule 15-1 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules.Background...

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Jackson v. School District No. 53 (Okanagan Similkameen)

             On October 5, 2006, after classes at South Okanagan Secondary School (“the school”) had ended for the day, Makwalla Hall assaulted Tylor Jackson in a school corridor. The two boys were in the ninth grade at the time. The assault consisted of a single punch to the left side of Tylor’s head, causing him to fall backwards and strike his head on a window. Most unfortunately, Tylor sustained a traumatic brain injury from the blow and it has left him mentally and physically compromised....

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Carson v. Henyecz

             This is an assessment of the bill of costs of the plaintiff. At the commencement of the assessment, counsel advised that by agreement, coloured printing of $781.00 which was claimed at $1.50 per copy for a total of $1,171.50 would be allowed at $1.00 per copy for a total of $781.00, a reduction of $390.50 and associated taxes....

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Graydon v. Harris

             The plaintiff seeks damages for personal injuries suffered as a result of a motor vehicle accident that took place on October 25, 2007.  He claims non-pecuniary damages, damages for lost earning capacity and special damages....

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Berenjian v. Primus

             The plaintiff Mr. Berenjian brings this action to recover damages from the driver of an automobile which struck him and, he says, injured him.Background Circumstances...

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