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
Madam Justice Linda Loo of the British Columbia Supreme Court has handed down reasons for judgment in Nishina v. Azuma Foods (Canada) Co., Ltd. which are an important interpretation of a recent wrongful dismissal damage decision of the Supreme Court of Canada.
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.
The fact is that in a number of scenarios Canadian law does protect your right not to have your Facebook profile reviewed. There are a lot of important caveats to that statement. I will give two examples.
The Honourable Madam Justice Ballance of the BC Supreme Court today handed down Reasons for Judgement on the issue of whether certain Freightliner employees who were not initially on the distribution list, should share in the distribution, on the basis that they did not receive proper notice. The Reasons for Judgment can be viewed here. … Continued
Martin Sheard of TevlinGleadle was plaintiff’s counsel in a successful wrongful dismissal claim in BC Supreme Court, where the employer initially dismissed without any allegation of just cause for dismissal. When Mr. Dobbs sought a severance package, the employer refused to pay anything, only then alleging conduct which amounted to “just cause”. See Dobbs v. … Continued
When I was wrongfully dismissed I contacted several law firms, but Tevlin Gleadle Curtis made me feel at ease on how to proceed and what to expect. They were very thorough throughout the process leaving no stone unturned. Even though this firm is small compared to their corporate counterparts, it has taken them on and won. The personal service I have received has been excellent. I would feel very confident in recommending Tevlin Gleadle Curtis to anyone that finds themself in need of employment lawyers.