The BC Supreme Court approved settlement of the Catalyst benefit rollback class action. The recent CCAA proceedings initiated by Catalyst created a situation where the class proceeding was uneconomic to continue, and the amount recovered in the settlement was only slightly more than each class member could have achieved in the bankruptcy. A copy of … Continued
Martin Sheard was successful counsel on this case. Find the full Reasons for Judgment here. $106,250 in damages were awarded to Mr. Piron, as well as interest and costs. Our client was a senior supervisor in a masonry company employing roughly 100 people. He had negotiated bonuses in the past based on the value … Continued
We thank you for the many inquiries about this matter and this is an update. Unfortunately we have had no word from the Court on the outcome of this matter. There are no rules governing timing of judicial response. TevlinGleadle argued the Certification Application in the BCSC in November, 2011. The Judge reserved his judgment … Continued
Catalyst and Darryl Somerville, class representative, have settled the class action for the all-inclusive sum of $69,014, subject to court approval. This is a substantially smaller sum than was sought in the class proceeding, but the maximum amount that TevlinGleadle was able to negotiate in the circumstances, where the Company has successfully completed its reorganization … Continued
TevlinGleadle’s Murray Tevlin and John Chesko appeared for the B.C. Anesthesiologists Society seeking Intervenor status in the action between the B.C. Government and others, and Cambie Surgeries Corporation and others. The application was opposed by the B.C. Government. The action is one between several patients, and surgical clinics, and the Government over the issue whether … Continued
Dan Gleadle presented at a conference “Employee Discharge Documentation in British Columbia” organized by Lorman Education Services, on October 9, 2012. His topic, with paper entitled “Making An Effective and Enforceable Release” is available on the Articles page of the TevlinGleadle website.
Disputes over wrongful termination of employment arise on a daily basis. Employers rarely provide employees with actual working notice for a reasonable period of time – as is their legal obligation. Once an employer decides that an employee should go, there is rarely an appetite for the employee to work out a reasonable notice period.
The actuaries have given instructions to Canadian Western Trust, who have managed the trust funds, as to the identity of beneficiaries to whom the second (and final) distribution will be made. It is understood that the cheques will be mailed on October 5th, or perhaps if delayed, during the following week.
Murray Tevlin filed an Application for Leave to Appeal in the McCormick v. Fasken matter, and a copy of it is available here.
The actuaries have prepared an updated report on the distrubution of the remaining funds. Actuarial Report September 20, 2012 The actuaries will be authorizing the Trustee to send out cheques next week and they will monitor the returns in an attempt to ensure that everyone gets their fair share of the total settlement proceeds.
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