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$100,000 in punitive damages awarded to VP Finance / Director of Communications who was dismissed for cause

Submitted by: Greg Gowe on 2013/02/04

Topics: - BC Employment Standards Act - Employment Contracts - Just Cause - Punitive Damages - Shares & Stocks - Wallace & Bad Faith & Moral & Mental Distress Damages

Jurisdiction: - British Columbia

Sector: - Mining

Kelly v. Norsemont Mining Inc., 2013 BCSC 147

National union not liable, directly or vicariously, for deaths of 9 miners during strike at Giant Mine in Yellowknife

Submitted by: Greg Gowe on 2010/02/25

Topics: - Canada Labour Code - Part I - Collective Agreement Negotiation - Occupational Health & Safety - Supreme Court of Canada - Tort Claims - Vicarious Liability

Jurisdiction: - Northwest Territories

Sector: - Mining

Fullowka v. Pinkerton's of Canada Ltd., 2010 SCC 5

Court appointed receiver not responsible for pension plan contributions or statutory severance/termination pay

Submitted by: Greg Gowe on 2001/02/24

Topics: - Bankruptcies & CCAA - Ontario Court of Appeal - Pensions

Jurisdiction: - Northwest Territories - Ontario

Sector: - Mining

Royal Oak Mines Inc. (Re), 2001 CanLII 23997 (ON C.A.)