BC Court of Appeal
BC Court of Appeal dismisses appeal in forestry employee's negligent misrepresentation, wrongful dismissal case
Lesage v. Canadian Forest Products Ltd., 2011 BCCA 259
My summary of the trial judge's decision can be found here.
BC Court of Appeal overturns award of $20,000 in bad faith compensatory damages
In a post on June 19, 2010 ("Failure to adequately follow-up after fire destroyed employee's home, attack on reputation, lead to $20,000 bad faith damages"), I summarized the BC Supreme Court's decision in Beggs v. Westport Foods Ltd., 2010 BCSC 833.
In that decision, the trial judge awarded the employee $20,000 in damages for the manner of dismissal, and the employer's conduct thereafter. read more »
