The Court of Appeal for Ontario (‘ONCA’) recently released its decision in Wigdor v. Facebook Canada Ltd., 2026 ONCA 572 (‘Wigdor’) on August 7, 2026. This case involved a wrongful dismissal matter in which the Appellant, Dr. Daniel Wigdor, successfully appealed the application judge’s decision to dismiss his claim for the value of Restricted Stock […]
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