Steven Galloway’s accuser, known only as A.B. in his defamation trial, sought more than $3 million in damages from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in the wake of her unproven sexual assault allegations.
On day four of the trial, and day three of his testimony, Galloway’s lawyer, Daniel Burnett, introduced a February 2017 email, containing a draft statement of claim, between A.B.’s former lawyer, Joanna Birenbaum (who stopped representing A.B. before this trial), and UBC lawyer Hubert Lai. The statement of claim included six requests for $500,000 in various damages, in addition to punitive damages.
