What is the range of aggravated damages in a personal injury action brought against the Church of Scientology?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from B.M.P. Global Distribution Inc. et al v. Bank of Nova Scotia, 2005 BCSC 1091 (CanLII):
Aggravated damages take into account the additional harm caused by a defendant’s insulting, high handed, spiteful, malicious or oppressive conduct. They are compensatory in nature and represent the expression of natural indignation of right thinking people arising from the malicious conduct of the defendant: See Hill v. Church of Scientology, supra, at paras. 188-189.
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