Vernon v. British Columbia (Liquor Distribution Branch) 2012 BCSC 133
The Court awarded our client 18 months severance, $35,000 in aggravated damages and $50,000 in punitive damages after she was wrongfully dismissed from her job of 30 years with the Liquor Board. Download Case PDF
Chan v. Dencan Restaurants, 2011 BCSC 1439
Our client is 63 years of age and was a managment level employee employed by Denny's for 15 years. The court found that our client had not resigned from his employment but had instead been wrongfully dismissed by Denny's and awarded him 18 months of severance. Download Case PDF
McIntosh v. Metro Aluminum Products and Augustynowicz 2011 BCHRT 346
Our client brought a successful human rights complaint against her former employer and boss for sexual harassment (unwanted text messages), and received approximately $29,500 in compensation, including $12,500 tax free in general damages for injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect.
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Lewis v. Lehigh Northwest Cement Limited 2009 BCCA 424
Our client appealed certain aspects of a trial decision in which he was awarded 22 months of severance. The Court of Appeal held that the trial judge had erred in 1) failing to award damages for lost pension benefits; and 2) depriving Mr. Lewis of his costs at trial. The result was that our client was awarded additional damages of $43,898 and all of his costs at trial and in the appeal. We also successfully defended a cross-appeal by the employer where they argued that Mr. Lewis had failed to mitigate his damages.Download Case PDF
Shannon Ford (Adams) v. Peak Products Manufacturing Inc. [2009] BCHRT 338
Successfully defended an Application to Dismiss a Human Rights claim brought by an employer who is alleged to have discriminated against an employee (our client).Download Case PDF
West Bay SonShip Yachts Ltd v. Gerald Esau [2009] CA 035080
The Court of Appeal confirmed a lower court ruling that our client was a creditor in the bankruptcy of his employer.Download Case PDF
Taylor v. The City of New Westminster [2009] BCSC S084283
We represented Mr. Taylor, a 54 year old manager, who had worked for the City of New Westminster for 17 years and who was fired with cause. The Court found that the City did not have cause to dismiss our client and awarded him 18 months of severance.Download Case PDF
Jennifer Koos v. A & A Customs Brokers Ltd [2009] BCSC 000563
The court found that our client had not abandoned or resigned from her employment and awarded her ten months of severance plus a portion of her legal costs.Download Case PDF
Margaret Gillette v. Ian Sisett Law Corporation [2008] BCSC 065707
Successfully argued that a case was not suitable for disposition through the Rule 18A Summary Trial procedureDownload Case PDF
Robert Lewis v. Lehigh Northwest Cement Limited [2008] BCSC 0125
We represented Mr. Lewis, a 59 year old manager, who had worked for his employer for 26 years and who was fired without cause as he came off a long term disability leave. The Court awarded Mr. Lewis 22 months of severance.Download Case PDF
Jordon v. Pacific Sign Group Inc. (d.b.a. Knight Signs) ER#143-091
After a three day hearing, the Director of Employment Standards ordered the Pacific Sign Group to pay our client, Mr. Jordon, $93,447.86 in unpaid wages, unpaid vacation pay and interest. The employer was also fined $1,000 for contravening two sections of the Employment Standards Act..Download Case PDF
