Supreme Court of Canada Refuses Leave to Appeal
The Supreme Court of Canada refused leave to appeal, based on oral submissions. View Case
Author Archives: Tevlin Gleadle Curtis
Notice of Settlement and Proposed Distribution
On September 11, 2008, Dan Gleadle and Murray Tevlin appeared before Madam Justice Ballance of the BC Supreme Court to inform the Court of the settlement and to obtain directions for a process to obtain formal court approval. The Class Proceedings Act requires court approval as to the overall $5.75 million dollar settlement with the … Continued
Western Star Pension Class Action Settled
TevlinGleadle is pleased to announce that we have arrived at a settlement of the Pension Class Action, subject to approval by the British Columbia Supreme Court. The parties have agreed to settle the case for a payment by the defendants in the total amount of $5.75 Million. This settlement has been achieved by our firm … Continued
Court Approves Settlement of Employment Class Action
We are pleased to announce that the proposed settlement, concluding the final subsidiary claims in the employment action was approved by the BC Supreme Court on Thursday June 19, 2008. Please note that the Pension Class Action has not been settled and continues to be advanced by us on behalf of the Pension Classes. The … Continued
Louise Borsato v. Atwater Insurance
In this employment law wrongful dismissal action we acted for a long service manager of an insurance agency. The issue was an employment contract that she negotiated with a previous owner (now deceased) where she agreed to work 30 hours per week. Over time she worked longer hours, always doing what was required to ensure … Continued
Settlement Reached Subject to Court Approval
ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT LAW CLASS ACTION TevlinGleadle is pleased to announce that, working closely with and assisted by representative plaintiff Peter Gregg, and in co-operation with Employer’s Counsel, we have now reached a proposed settlement of the Bonus claim for Freightliner “Exempt Staff” and the separate claim for additional notice for certain … Continued
Court of Appeal Decides No Jurisdiction
On May 1, 2008, the BC Court of Appeal allowed E-Care’s appeal from the decision of Judge Wedge, and decided that the British Columbia Supreme Court does not have jurisdiction to deal with overtime claims in a civil action, if the overtime claim is solely based on statutory rights contained in the BC Employment Standards … Continued
Macaraeg v. E Care Contact Centers Ltd.
This is an employment law class action we brought on behalf of Ms. Macaraeg and all other employees of the defendants who worked but were not paid for overtime. We initially persuaded the BC Supreme Court to exercise jurisdiction over the employee’s claims for overtime based on the British Columbia Employment Standards Act. The trial … Continued
AH v. Dynagent Technologies
In this wrongful dismissal action on behalf of a dismissed employee, where there were real concerns about the ability to recover a judgment against the defendant employer, we successfully implemented and then defended garnishing process which had the effect of placing assets “in court” for payment of the eventual award. The wrongful dismissal case involved … Continued
Limo Jet Gold Express v. Public Service Alliance of Canada
This action arose out of an employment relationship between our client, and employer, and a trade untion certified under a collective agreement. In one of the first cases of its kind in Canada, our client, a small business, was awarded punitive damages of $100,000 against a trade union that had gone on an illegal strike … Continued