The British Columbia Supreme Court released S.T.H. v Ivanhoe Cambridge Inc., 2026 BCSC 695, where they awarded $1 million in punitive damages against security contractor Paladin Security Group Ltd. The figure itself is one of the largest punitive damage assessments in British Columbian jurisprudential history and was awarded for Paladin’s “corporate indifference” regarding their employees’ assault, battery, false arrest, and false imprisonment of an 18-year-old black transgender female. Dean Winterton and Andrew Weir break down the Court’s decision, and its significance for organizations and institutions offering public facing services with a high-risk factor for harm.
April.30.2026