The Supreme Court of Canada set the punitive damages criteria/limit in Canada in the precedent-setting case of Whiten v. Pilot Insurance Co.
The initial case was heard in the Ontario Supreme Court, and Whiten was awarded one million dollars in punitive damages. Pilot Insurance appealed the case to the Ontario Court of Appeal, in which the punitive damages award was reduced to $100,000. Whiten then appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada, in which the SCC restored the initial one million dollars in punitive damages awarded.
As seen in Hamyaari Media by Massoud Sakhaipour, 16th May 2022. Original article English translation On Saturday, May 7, 2022, on the occasion of Mother’s Day, a rally was held at 1:00 PM in McBride Park in Vancouver with the presence of a number of families affected by the “Death due to negligence” law in […]
Dozens of bereaved family members gathered in Kitsilano on May 7th 2022, demanding justice for children they say died due to medical negligence. The memorial walk started at McBride Park, ending at the office of BC Attorney General David Eby.
