The actuaries have prepared REVISED AND UPDATED lists of persons who will, and will not, receive a distribution from the remaining funds. List of Eligible Beneficiaries, Western Star Pension Class Action List of Ineligible Beneficiaries, Western Star Pension Class Action
The actuaries have prepared two lists. One list is the persons who the actuaries have identified as eligible to receive a distribution. The other list is of those persons who are NOT ELIGIBLE for a distribution. If you are a potential recipient of funds from the WST pension class action settlement, please review the lists … Continued
The following report has been prepared by the actuaries in charge of the distrubition of funds to identify the remaining steps required to complete the distribution of the Western Star Trucks Pension Plan settlement to eligible beneficiaries of the settlement proceeds. We have identified the former beneficiaries (or their survivors) of the Western Star Trucks … Continued
B.C. court awards largest punitive damages ever in employment case Written by Heather GardinerThursday, 26 July 2012 A jury in Prince George, B.C., has awarded a plaintiff approximately $809,000 in damages over a wrongful dismissal. Included in that amount is the largest punitive damages award in an employment law case in Canadian history. Larry Higginson … Continued
On June 29, 2012 TevlinGleadle’s Chris Forguson completed a 3 week jury trial in Prince George, BC. The plaintiff, Larry Higginson had been dismissed from the Babine sawmill in Burns Lake in October, 2009. The Babine sawmill had been acquired in November 2006 by Hampton Lumber Mills Inc. based in Portland Oregon. Babine Forest Products Inc. … Continued
The plaintiff, Larry Higginson had been dismissed from the Babine sawmill in Burns Lake in October, 2009. The Babine sawmill had been acquired in November 2006 by Hampton Lumber Mills Inc. based in Portland, Oregon. Babine Forest Products Inc. and Hampton Lumber Mills Inc. were joint defendants.
The Honourable Madam Justice Ballance of the BC Supreme Court today handed down reasons for judgment resolving the one issue that remained (to our knowledge) prior to what will hopefully be the final distribution. The court approved an agreement between class counsel and Peter Gregg, represenative plaintiff, that fees will be paid to class counsel … Continued
In Dwayne Carson v. Coastland Wood Industries Ltd, we represented the plaintiff in a successful claim for wrongful dismissal damages. TevlinGleadle’s Chris Forguson was successful counsel for Mr. Carson. Notice Period: The plaintiff had worked for the employer for 23 years in various jobs. He had worked himself up through the ranks to a management … Continued
The Vancouver Province has reported on a BC Supreme Court decision by the Honourable Justice Laura Gerow, in Mr. Moore’s wrongful dismissal action. The defendants unsuccessfully applied for an order to have the court decline jurisdiction. The court wrote: [1] Patrick Moore has commenced an action alleging that NextEnergy Inc. breached the employment contract it … Continued
The BC Anesthesiologists Society is taking steps to cause the BC government to address a critical shortage of qualified physicians in this critical practice area. This shortage has had created a shortage of anaesthesiologists in BC, with overworked doctors and excessive waiting lists.
Not only would I use this firm again, but I would be more than happy to refer friends and colleagues to Tevlin Gleadle Curtis, specifically, Mr. McWhinnie and Mr. Kennedy. They have not only renewed my faith in the concept of due process, but did so while conducting themselves in a highly professional and ethical manner, imbued with integrity.