The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ordered a former company president to pay $100,000 in punitive damages and $137,067.43 in pre-judgment interest after finding he misappropriated more than $81… …
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PREMIUM Court grants summary judgment to fired COO, names subsidiaries as common employers
The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has granted summary judgment to a former chief operating officer in a wrongful dismissal action, finding he was dismissed without cause or notice… …
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Former City of Toronto worker must disclose alleged brain injury records: Board
A former City of Toronto employee must produce ambulance and hospital records connected to a brain injury he says he suffered after he was told of his dismissal, the Ontario …
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The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has refused to set aside a registrar’s dismissal of a wrongful dismissal action against Re/Max Realtron Realty, leaving the claim dead after nearly a …
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The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has cited two podcasters in criminal contempt for what it found was a baseless campaign of harassment against a plaintiff suing the provincial …
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PREMIUM Podcasters lose bid to lift orders over witness-intimidation campaign in high profile wrongful dismissal fight in Alberta
The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has refused to set aside ex parte restraining, Anton Piller and contempt-citation orders granted to a former Alberta Health Services board member who… …
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B.C. tribunal orders former client to pay $2,514 in unpaid legal fees in severance case
A British Columbia lawyer and his law corporation have won a small claims dispute against a former client who refused to pay legal fees after a severance negotiation, with the …
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By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen The BC Court of Appeal upheld a lower court ruling against a former City of Prince George employee who sued for wrongful dismissal. Rob …
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Ontario law clerk fired after 10 days on the job awarded three months’ pay
An Ontario law clerk fired 10 days into a three-month probationary period has been awarded three months’ pay in lieu of notice after a Small Claims Court judge found the …
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IBM hit with substantial indemnity costs after wrongful dismissal trial
The Superior Court of Justice – Ontario has ordered IBM Canada to pay $215,000 in costs to a former employee, awarding the costs on a substantial indemnity basis because of …