Punitive Damages Archives

Highest Award of Punitive Damages in Canada
November 30, 2012
Canada-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce Newsletter - Higginson v. Babine Forest Products Ltd. - a jury of the British Columbia Supreme Court awarded Read More...

Dismissed employee gets retrial of malicious prosecution claim
October 18, 2012
Canadian Employment Law Today, Oct. 2012 - Pate v. Galway-Cavendish & Harvey (Township) - Employee awarded more than $100,000 for bad treatment in dis Read More...

Dismissed Township Employee Gets Re-Trial of Malicious Prosecution Claim
September 24, 2012
In Pate v. Township of Galway-Cavendish, the Ontario Court of Appeal reviewed the Trial Judge's decision of the dismissal of an employee's claim of ma Read More...

Fired long-term employee gets more than $800,000
September 20, 2012
Canadian Employment Law Today, Sept 2012 - Higginson v. Babine Forest Products Ltd. - A jury of the British Columbia Supreme Court has awarded an empl Read More...

Highest Award of Punitive Damages in Canada
July 31, 2012
A long-term employee was awarded approximately $809,000.00 in damages after he was terminated without notice after 34 years of service.

Court of Appeal Affirms Employers’ Obligation to Pay Disability Benefits for Disability occurring after Termination
July 24, 2012
In Brito v Canac Kitchens, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s decision that the employee be awarded damages Read More...

Starting a Competing Business — Think Twice
July 12, 2012
A funeral home brought an action against a newly formed competing funeral company for theft and misuse of confidential information, improper solicitat Read More...

Employer’s Claim of Frustration Becomes Frustrated: Award of 22 Months, Moral and Punitive Damages
September 27, 2011
In Altman v. Steve’s Music Store Inc. the Court rejected the employer’s defence of frustration of contract and awarded the employee 22 months noti Read More...

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