What is the test for aggravated and punitive damages against the Church of Scientology?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ferguson et al v. Ferstay et al, 2000 BCSC 1183 (CanLII):
I find the defendants’ conduct to be particularly high handed or offensive and motivated by malice. This is an appropriate case for aggravated and punitive damages: Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto, 1995 CanLII 59 (SCC), [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130.
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