Scott Stanley represented the Plaintiff on this appeal from a finding that a Defendant driver was not insured under the insurance policy of a leasing vehicle. The Defendant driver only had a $1 million policy limit with ICBC but the Plaintiff’s damages were $1.6 million. The Plaintiff sought to obtain the additional $600,000 from the insurance policy of the leasing company. The Plaintiff was not successful at trial but succeeded on the appeal.

Scott Stanley and Jeff Nieuwenburg successfully acted for an investor on this appeal. The investor lost substantial sums of money investing in an option trading program with Canaccord. The investor won at trial and Canaccord sought to overturn the verdict but were not successful.

Kevin Gourlay acted for a massage therapist who sustained soft tissue injuries to her back in left-turn accident. The defendant argued that our client was wholly or partially at fault for the accident. Chief Justice Hinkson found the defendant to be entirely at fault for causing the accident and awarded damages totalling $373,424. This included $190,000 for lost earning capacity as the plaintiff’s injuries would likely affect her future career as a medical doctor.

John Cameron represented a Canadian UFC fighter (J.D.), who was working on fighting his way back to the Octagon. Before he could do so, he was hit by a car while bicycling. The Defendants said J.D. was 50% to blame for the accident and offered him $25,000 before Mr. Cameron took on the case. A jury found that the car driver was 90% to blame for the accident and awarded J.D. $340,000 for the injuries that ended J.D.’s dream of continuing to fight in the UFC.

Scott Stanley and Leyna Roenspies successfully acted for the Plaintiff who was injured in a boating accident on Okanagan Lake. The Court found that both operators of the boats were negligent which allowed the Plaintiff to collect damages from each of them.

Mr. Cameron represented SG at trial in BC Supreme Court and she successfully achieved an award for compensation more than three times the insurer’s best pre-trial offer. She was awarded $120,000.00 for pain and suffering, $175,000.00 for diminished earning capacity and a past loss of earnings of $40,000.00. She was also awarded $10,000.00 for future cost of future medical care.

Kevin Hyde was counsel for a plaintiff property developer who successfully sued the Defendant on a failed real estate transaction, obtaining damages for breach of contract, as well as pre-judgment interest and costs.

Scott Stanley and Kevin Gourlay acted for the plaintiff, an emergency room doctor who sustained a concussion when he was rear-ended by a bus. Sadly, he was among the unlucky and statistically small minority of individuals who suffer long-term disabling symptoms as a result of a concussion. That concussion prevented him from being able to return to the practice of medicine.
Result: After a 29-day trial, he received judgment of just under $6,000,000 for damages, primarily resulting from his lost earning capacity as a doctor.