What are punitive damages available to a plaintiff in a case brought by the Church of Scientology?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Mainland Sawmills Ltd. v. USW Union Local - 1-3567, 2007 BCSC 1433 (CanLII):
Punitive damages are available in exceptional cases for “malicious, oppressive and high-handed” misconduct by a defendant that “offends the court’s sense of decency”: Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto at ¶196. The objective of punitive damages is to punish the defendant rather than compensate a plaintiff.
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