An Ontario court has dismissed a former City of Mississauga employee’s motion to set aside a $100,000 settlement agreement she signed while self-represented, finding no evidence of duress, fraud, or… …
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Property manager ordered to pay $56K in costs after wrongful dismissal trial
An Ontario court has ordered Duka Property Management to pay $56,321.46 in legal costs to a former employee who successfully sued for wrongful dismissal, rejecting the employer’s argument that a …
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PREMIUM Ontario plumbing supply company’s delay tactics go down the drain in $170K judgment
An Ontario court has awarded a wrongful dismissal plaintiff more than $170,000 plus costs after her former employer’s statement of defence was struck due to delay tactics, and denied the… …
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Ontario company ordered to produce controlling mind for discovery in wrongful dismissal case
An Ontario court has ordered Wade and Company to produce its controlling mind as a discovery witness in a wrongful dismissal case, finding the company structured itself to avoid having …
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Settlement between Mohawk Council of Kahnawake and Dean Montour in wrongful dismissal case
By Marcus Bankuti | The Eastern Door A confidential settlement has been reached between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and the former head of Mohawk Online, whose allegations of wrongful&n… Free …
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Court dismisses worker’s appeal over late wrongful dismissal claim against Waypoint Centre
The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed a former manager’s appeal in a wrongful dismissal case against Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, finding her claim was filed after the …
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Court rejects Diamond & Diamond motion to strike wrongful dismissal claim from former lawyer
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed an attempt by Diamond & Diamond Lawyers to strike or narrow a wrongful dismissal claim brought by a former lawyer who alleges …
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PREMIUM B.C. court rules executive’s $450K settlement with Xos enforceable, adds punitive damages
A former executive has won her appeal against Xos Services (Canada) after the Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled a settlement agreement worth more than $450,000 (U.S.) was binding despite… …
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Bad hair day for Triple Hair as B.C. court orders $103K payout to former biotech executive
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ordered biotechnology firm Triple Hair Group to pay more than $103,000 to a former executive who was wrongfully dismissed and underpaid during his …
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Employer cannot use safety legislation to shield itself from constructive dismissal, Ontario tribunal finds
A worker’s claim for constructive wrongful dismissal can proceed in civil court despite her former employer’s argument that workplace safety legislation bars the action, the Workplace Safety and Insur… Free …


