Sentences with phrase «major punitive award»
This was set at $ 500,000 — an amount five times more than the last major punitive award given to Wal - Mart in a wrongful dismissal case (that of Boucher v. Wal - Mart Canada Corp, 2014 ONCA 419).
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WHEREAS, multiple punitive damages claims are a major obstacle to comprehensive settlement negotiations in repetitive litigation between plaintiffs and dependents; and WHEREAS, limiting multiple punitive damages awards...
Successfully represented financial advisors in claims involving major Wall Street securities firms and obtained millions of dollars in compensatory and, in some cases, large punitive damage awards on behalf of the clients.
Although the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the award of punitive damages against RBC it rejected the trial judge's conclusion that «courts are entitled to expect honest behaviour from the major chartered banks».