Law360 Canada ( April 3, 2025, 2:47 PM EDT) -- Appeal by Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority Inc. (SIGA) from finding that it wrongfully dismissed Pasap and that Pasap was entitled to damages for lost disability insurance benefits. Pasap was employed and covered by SIGA’s long-term disability plan (DP). Pasap was dismissed from his employment in August 2012, without notice or pay in lieu. In December 2012, Pasap suffered a serious medical event, which he said left him totally and permanently disabled. Pasap sued SIGA for wrongful dismissal and the damages that flowed from it, including lost disability insurance benefits. He claimed he was totally disabled under the DP. The trial judge (judge) found that Pasap was totally disabled during the initial “own occupation” period and the subsequent “any occupation” period under the DP’s definitions. She awarded Pasap damages for lost disability benefits, including indexing the benefits for inflation, which SIGA disputed. Additionally, she valued Pasap’s damages for wrongful dismissal and for the loss of long-term disability benefits, awarded moral damages and punitive damages, as well as costs. SIGA argued that the judge erred in finding that Pasap was entitled to damages for lost disability insurance benefits pursuant to SIGA’s DP....