A welder terminated six months into what she argued was a one-year fixed-term contract has been awarded $42,709.92 by the Alberta Court of Justice, plus interest, after the court found… …
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The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ordered a limited cross-examination of a law firm paralegal in a Powell River pharmacy dispute, after declining to disqualify the defendants’ lawyer outright …
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Ontario court rejects bid to add six T&T staff to wrongful dismissal lawsuit
A worker fired for cause from T&T Supermarket has been denied leave to add six of the company’s employees as personal defendants to his wrongful dismissal lawsuit, with the Ontario …
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A truck driver suing Dufferin Aggregates and a trucking contractor for wrongful dismissal and breach of the Human Rights Code has been granted a second extension of the deadline to …
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A 65-year-old server and cashier who lost her job when a Calgary restaurant closed has been awarded damages for wrongful dismissal by the Alberta Court of Justice, after the court …
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PREMIUM RBC financial planner wins $2.5 million in wrongful dismissal suit
A Royal Bank of Canada financial planner dismissed for cause has been awarded more than $2.5 million by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, which found the bank failed to… …
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B.C. court dismisses Investors Group director’s wrongful dismissal claim
A financial services professional who spent 14 years with Investors Group Financial Services Inc. has lost his wrongful dismissal claim, with the Supreme Court of British Columbia finding he accepted …
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Monk Office Supply ordered to pay fired controller $40,000 but B.C. court rejects aggravated damages
A corporate controller fired from Monk Office Supply Ltd. less than three months into the job has been awarded four months’ pay in lieu of notice, but was denied aggravated …
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Kootenay Wood Transport driver’s dismissal claim headed to trial in Alberta
A long-serving truck driver who says he was dismissed after a dispute over whether his vehicle’s tires were safe for a pre-Christmas haul must take his claim to trial, after …
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PREMIUM Response Biomedical loses bid to lift $646,000 garnishing order for dismissed CEO
A former chief executive dismissed by Response Biomedical can keep a prejudgment garnishing order worth $646,418.86 against the company, after the Supreme Court of British Columbia refused to set it… …


