The plaintiff brought a wrongful dismissal action arising from the closure of automobile dealerships after General Motors discontinued franchise relationships.
He alleged inducement, common employer liability, unpaid bonus and salary amounts, disability-related entitlements, intentional infliction of mental suffering, and aggravated and punitive damages.
The court rejected the plaintiff's evidence on most disputed facts, found no common employer relationship, no unpaid bonus entitlement, no compensable mental suffering, and no basis for aggravated or punitive damages.
Applying the Bardal factors, and taking into account an undertaking that prior seniority would be recognized, the court awarded 20 weeks of pay in lieu of notice, less statutory amounts already paid and mitigation income earned during the notice period.
