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Instagram social media influencer liable for defamation (Achor v. Ihekweme)
Friday, January 19, 2024James R.G. CookLitigationSocial Media, Defamation, Alberta
In Achor v Ihekweme, 2023 ABKB 606 (CanLII), the plaintiffs obtained damages for defamation against a social media influencer who had...
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Defamatory Facebook Posts Prove Costly – Part 2 (Robinson v. Niganobe)
Wednesday, August 2, 2023James R.G. CookLitigationFacebook, Defamation, Social Media
As we have previously discussed, defamatory posts on Facebook and similar social media platforms can be...
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Broad discovery and social media disclosure affirmed in Muzzo ats Neville-Lake
Friday, October 21, 2022James R.G. CookLitigationSocial Media
In September 2015, a tragic collision between a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by a driver under the influence of...
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Pro-life group's defamation claim against "online protestor" allowed to proceed
Monday, October 17, 2022Stephen A. ThieleLitigationSocial Media, Courts of Justice Act
Social media continues to be a fertile ground for the development of the law. Social media has become a tool for significant political debate and...
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Defendant liable for defamatory tweets about university instructor
Thursday, June 30, 2022James R.G. CookLitigationDefamation, Social Media, Twitter
As an Ontario court has previously recognized, Twitter is a rhetorically harsh speech environment. A stark difference in political or other views may be expressed through tweets that
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Snapchat post results in liability for defamation
Monday, October 18, 2021James R.G. CookLitigationDefamation, Social Media
Capturing and reposting a screen shot of a private Snapchat photo sent by another person can result in liability for damages if it includes defamatory comments about...
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Zak Sabbath’s defamation claim allowed to continue against Mandy Morbid
Friday, June 18, 2021James R.G. CookLitigationSocial Media, Facebook, Defamation, SLAPP, libel
In early 2019, a former model and adult film performer, Amanda Nagy also known as “Mandy Morbid,” posted a message on her Facebook page saying that Zak Smith, her former husband, artist, tabletop role-playing game (RPG) creator and...
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Injunction to Remove Allegedly Defamatory Social Media Posts Dismissed
Friday, November 27, 2020James R.G. CookLitigationDefamation, Damages, Social Media, BLM Movement, Free Speech
A recent case of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice illustrates the difficulties that a plaintiff may encounter when seeking to stop allegedly defamatory posts...
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