The court found trespass by a power line on the plaintiff’s land, but held the plaintiff consented until June 2018. Generator and solar costs were denied; mesne profits were awarded.
The Federal Court granted a class-action discovery motion only in part, ordering particulars on allegedly inappropriate medical procedures and punitive damages, but refusing broader document and discovery requests.
Judicial review of an unjust dismissal remedy decision: the Court upheld most of the adjudicator’s reasoning, but sent the UBER earnings deduction issue back.
Federal Court found Shufeng Liu infringed Microsoft’s copyright in five programs by selling unlicensed copies, and awarded statutory and punitive damages, interest, costs, and a permanent injunction.
The court found the insureds did not know of a marijuana grow operation, upheld coverage, denied replacement cost because replacement was not completed, and awarded actual cash value only.
Because Nova Scotia's Judicature Act does not expressly prohibit prejudgment interest on punitive damages but the court retains discretion under s.41 and punitive damages are assessed at judgment as punishment (with the amount reflecting value at judgment and inflation), awarding prejudgment interest on punitive awards would be improper; therefore prejudgment interest on punitive damages was denied. Regarding gross v net, the court held the intent to disgorge NBFL of any benefit from margin debts requires denying NBFL prejudgment interest on those debts and awarding prejudgment interest to Du…
Following a brutal unprovoked assault, the court awarded Dale Thornber $125,000 in non-pecuniary damages and $7,129.90 for dental costs, but no punitive damages.
Federal Court granted summary judgment for copyright infringement, awarding statutory damages, punitive damages, injunctions, destruction of copies, and costs.
Appeal dismissed in a dispute over a lost antique piano. The court upheld contractual liability, the damages assessment, and the refusal of punitive damages.
Federal Court default judgment for Microsoft for copyright and trademark infringement by PC Village businesses, with statutory damages, punitive damages, costs and an injunction.
Default judgment
Statutory damages s.38.1 copyright act
Punitive/exemplary damages
Injunctions
Service of process
Liability of individuals for corporate infringement