The British Columbia upheld an award of $25,000 in “consequential damages” where an employer wrongfully terminated a journeyman apprentice who was thereafter unable to find another apprenticeship position.
BC Court of Appeal upholds “Consequential Damages” award
February 27th, 2010 by Sean BawdenInsurer ordered to pay aggravated damages after unreasonably refusing benefits
February 10th, 2010 by chrisMcQueen v. Echelon General Insurance Co. [2009] O.J. No. 3965 (S.C.J.) – In a claim for accident benefits an insurer over a period of three years made 29 denials of 16 different benefits. The court found that the insurer had taken an adversarial position and had been unreasonable and in addition to allowing the benefits claimed for the court awarded the plaintiff the sum of $25,000 for mental distress.