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.

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