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Lawyer ordered to pay nearly $200,000 in damages for breach of fiduciary duty, sexual harassment of client

An Ontario Superior Court judge has ordered a lawyer to pay $195,000 in damages after he sexually harassed a vulnerable client, breached his fiduciary duty, …

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Lawyer ordered to pay nearly $200,000 in damages for breach of fiduciary duty, sexual harassment of client

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An Ontario Superior Court judge has ordered a lawyer to pay $195,000 in damages after he sexually harassed a vulnerable client, breached his fiduciary duty, violated the Human …

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Lawyer ordered to pay nearly $200,000 in damages for breach of fiduciary duty, sexual harassment of client

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