punitive damages Tag

12 Apr A New Category of Punitive Damages, The Law Times (April 15, 2019, p 7)

Posted at 13:52h in Employment, Civil Litigation & Immigration Law Articles by nclaw 0 Comments

Punitive damages are meant to punish malicious and outrageous acts that offend the ordinary standards of morality or decent conduct. Since they are not meant to be compensatory, their focus is on a wrongdoer’s misconduct, not a victim’s loss. In McCabe v. Roman Catholic Episcopal...

28 Nov Punitive Damages in Just Cause Dismissals, The Law Times (November 28, 2016, p. 7)

Posted at 10:43h in Employment, Civil Litigation & Immigration Law Articles by nclaw 0 Comments

A dismissal for just cause is a matter of substance, not form. An unsubstantiated allegation of cause could result in punitive damages for corporate employers. A recent employment case in point is Morison v. Ergo-Industrial Seating Systems Inc., 2016 ONSC 6725, where Justice P.E. Roger...