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Manitoba court awards losing party in lawsuit $100K in costs after City of Winnipeg 'acted shabbily' | CBC News LoadedIn what appears to be a Manitoba first, a judge has awarded the losing party in a civil lawsuit $100,000 in costs because the successful party provoked the litigation, prolonged it and then reneged on a potential remedy.
CBC is not naming the plaintiff, who had worked for the city for 18 years, in order to prevent any further damage to his reputation. In April, Martin said the machine operator should be allowed to have his job back, if he so chooses. The judge also said the city "should act honourably and voluntarily lift both bans, particularly as most of the city employees involved have moved on."
He wrote that the city gave the machine operator no choice but to sue in order to protect his reputation, since city officials labelled the operator a liar and a thief and then ignored letters from his lawyer.
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