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Global News – Garage found partly liable after crash with stolen car causes brain injury
An auto-body garage owner was deemed to be liable after a teen suffered a permanent brain injury after crashing a car that…
Calgary Father Wants Tim Hortons to Cool Their Tea After Son’s Injury
A father is asking Tim Hortons to turn down the heat after his young son was seriously burned by very hot tea…
Should Employees Be Fired For Referring Customers To Competitors?
A cashier was informing customers they could obtain the same items for less at a nearby Walmart and was fired for ‘disloyalty.’…
Should You Turn Down a Severance Offer?
What happens when you are let go, either with or without cause? Are you always owed severance pay? Should you reject an…
Was Hydro One FHRITP Firing Justified?
Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru discusses Hydro One’s decision to fire an employee for cause after he made sexually explicit remarks at a…
Corus – Evidence found on social media increasingly deciding factor in personal injury cases
Social media posts are being used by insurance companies to determine if claimants are really disabled. Sivan Tumarkin discusses a story out…
Jian Ghomeshi and Implications for Canada’s Employers and Employees
Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru talks about the implications of the Jian Ghomeshi case for employees and employers across Canada.
Lawyer Locate – Member to See What the Future Has in Store for Severance
Future Shop employees learned that the company has closed its doors forever and approximately 1,500 staff lost their jobs.
Future shop severance packages not up to snuff, says lawyer
Some workers who lost their job when Future Shop closed down have criticized the severance offers they were given and Lior Samfiru…