Robinson v Canfor Pulp Ltd., 2023 BCSC 581 (CanLII), <https://canlii.ca/t/jwnf2> The plaintiff was the former CEO of the defendant. Following his termination, he filed a wrongful dismissal action, which was settled between the parties. The plaintiff signed a...
Blomme v Princeton Standard Pellet Corporation, 2023 BCSC 652 (CanLII), <https://canlii.ca/t/jwtsg> The plaintiff was 67 years old. She never graduated from high school. After working for various employers, she joined the defendant, where she worked for over 20...
Kurik v CAS Ventures Ltd., 2023 BCSC 488 (CanLII), <https://canlii.ca/t/jwff6> The plaintiff, employee, sought damages for breach of contract, aggravated damages, bad faith damages and special damages from the employer, a subcontractor. A previous complaint to...
British Columbia (Human Rights Tribunal) v. Gibraltar Mines Ltd., 2023 BCCA 168 (CanLII) The BC Human Rights Code prohibits discrimination, among others, based on “family status.” The BC Court of Appeal’s decision in Health Sciences Assoc. of B.C. v. Campbell River...
Stevens v Port Coquitlam (City), 2022 BCSC 2090 (CanLII), <https://canlii.ca/t/jt991> On a non-workday in November 2020, the plaintiff, a management-level employee of the City, used a municipal wash facility to rinse off his personal pickup truck and a...
McMahon v Maximizer Services Inc., 2023 BCSC 4 (CanLII), <https://canlii.ca/t/jtpnm> In this case, the plaintiff sought summary judgement in a wrongful dismissal action. She claimed that the employment contract was vague and unenforceable. The employment...
