Octogenarian passenger who fell and broke hip on Vancouver bus awarded $115,000

Y.W, an elderly woman, fell and broke her hip when a bus driver accelerated into traffic without waiting for her to be safely seated. The transit company refused to accept responsibility and offered her $1.00 to settle her case prior to trial. Mr. Cameron took the matter to trial in the BC Supreme Court and Y.W. was eventually awarded over $100,000 in damages. Vancouver Sun Story link Full court judgment link

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Police officer awarded over $100,000 after being rammed by a stolen vehicle

E.J. Injured his back and neck when he was rammed by a stolen vehicle.  His injuries compromised some of the overtime opportunities available to him in the police. Mr. Cameron conducted a trial for E.J. in B.C. Supreme Court. Prior to the trial ICBC offered E.J $50,000. E.J was awarded over $120,000 at trial. Full court judgment link The Province Article

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Court of Appeal Says Jury “Got It Right” in their Verdict for Injured Boxer

Mr. Cameron successfully represented Mr. Jegbefumere Bone Albert, a former champion boxer. After trial, a jury awarded the former Canadian boxing champion over $1 million, a far cry from the $50,000 ICBC was offering before trial. In 2008, Mr. Albert was a passenger in a car that swerved into a light standard after getting cut off on Canada Way in Burnaby. His right hand was smashed, which destroyed a career that made him a national champion both in his home country of Nigeria and here in Canada. He had competed in the Olympics and won the Commonwealth Games gold medal and then clinched the Canadian senior men’s light heavyweight national champion in 2004. In 2006, he turned pro. Read the...

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Court of Appeal Refuses New Trial and Upholds Lion’s Share of Large Trial Award

The Plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle collision. She was ultimately diagnosed with fibromyalgia. At trial she was represented by David Kolb and Mr. Cameron.  The trial judge awarded significant damages for diminished earning capacity despite the Plaintiff having been diligent and not missed any work up to the time of trial. ICBC  appealed arguing that the Judge erred in awarding these damages because the judge relied on “common experience that a person with a stable but persistent energy-draining ICBC argued that this was speculative and there was no evidence to suggest this is so. While the Plaintiff’s total damages were reduced slightly at the appeal to $475,000, the BC Court of Appeal was quick to dismiss the above argument finding it was simply a...

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Damages for lingering back injury 15 times greater than ICBC’s estimate

K.D. was a university student who was injured when a vehicle she was riding in was struck by a stolen car. Her injuries affected her work as a lifeguard at the university pool and persisted after graduation as she entered the workforce. Prior to obtaining the help of our office she was advised that her case was a soft tissue injury, which ICBC valued at $6,500. Her case eventually went to trial and she was awarded over $100,000 in compensation. Full court judgement

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