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Examining Saskatchewan’s new defamation act (The Defamation Act)
Online publisher loses benefit of three-month libel time bar (Massoudi v. Vice Media LLC)
Honest belief no defence to defamatory tweet about MP (Maggi v. Smith)
Plaintiffs awarded a total of $800,000 in damages for defamation (Murdy v. Barrette)
Lawyers obtain permanent injunction to remove defamatory postings made against them (Judson Howie LLP v. Blackwell)
Thunder Bay Police Officer’s Defamation Claim against Law Student Dismissed (Gibson v. Cunningham)
Developer hit with $25,000 damages award on anti-SLAPP motion (Sheridan Retail Inc. v. Roy)
Court of Appeal upholds decision to dismiss defamation action of dog-sled business (Windrift Adventures Inc. v. CTV-Bell Media Inc.)
Plaintiff’s defamation claim against siblings survives Anti-SLAPP motion (The Estate of Colombe Quesnel v. G. Quesnel)
Has the Court of Appeal made it harder to succeed on a SLAPP motion in a defamation case? (Benchwood Builders Inc. v. Prescott)
Modern, flexible approach to assessment of defamation pleading applied to republication (Sawatzky v. Prince Albert Golf and Curling Club Inc.)
Demand for payment undermines defendant’s position that defamation action involved a matter of public interest (Diverse Transportation v. Chen)
Defamation claim survives dismissal under doctrine of absolute privilege (Drabinsky v. Kepinski)
Defamation action arising out of relationship breakdown allowed to proceed, but no costs ordered (Brown v. Landriault)
Lawyer’s defamation action against former colleague dismissed
Media article that reports on court decision not proper subject for a defamation claim (Masjoody v. Burnaby Beacon)
Defendant business competitors liable for defamation campaign based on common design (Valley Traffic Systems Inc. v. Malak)
Lawyer’s letter protected from defamation claim by absolute privilege (Neve v. Adams)
Defamation action brought by Freedom Convoy protestors against Canadian Anti-Hate Network dismissed (Cornell v. Trudeau)
Summary judgment granted to dismiss defamation claim (Martel v. Ottawa (City))
Defamation claim against Global News by former Liberal MP survives Anti-SLAPP motion (Dong v. Global News)
Kielburger defamation claim against Canadaland survives anti-SLAPP motion (Kielburger v. Canadaland Inc.)
Bank hit with $850,000 damages award for defaming former employee (Curtis v. Bank of Nova Scotia)
The failure to prove publication is fatal to a defamation claim (Knight v. Sunshine Coast Campground Group Ltd.)
Injunction against CBC denied in contractor’s defamation claim (Evangelisti v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
No reasonable cause of action for alleged defamation protected by absolute privilege (Lopinski v. Raji)
Allegedly defamatory Tweets about medical doctor dismissed as “fair comment” under Anti-SLAPP legislation (Gill v. Maciver)
Defamation action against family members of nursing home resident dismissed (Fiddick Nursing Home Ltd. v. Moore)
Employment letter not subject to six-week notice deadline for defamation actions (Wurdell v. Paramount Safety Consulting Inc.)
Instagram social media influencer liable for defamation (Achor v. Ihekweme)
Defamation claim by long-term care home dismissed due to lack of evidence of harm (Universalcare Canada Inc. v. Gusciglio)
Neighbours liable for defamation, malicious prosecution and intentional infliction of mental distress (Khan v. Bujold)
Law firm successfully sues former client for defamatory online review (D’Alessio v. Chowdhury)
Court blasts school board chairman for undemocratic attempt to curtail freedom of expression (Burjoski v. Waterloo Region District School Board)
Bona fide complaints to police are matters of public interest (Zeppa v. Rea)
Defamation action against employee who spoke out about workplace racism dismissed (Williams v. Vac Developments Ltd.)
Defamation action against “consumer alert” reporter dismissed (Boraks v. Hussein)
Court of Appeal upholds dismissal of anti-SLAPP motion in trucking protest case (2110120 Ontario Inc. v. Buttar)
Defamatory Facebook Posts Prove Costly – Part 2 (Robinson v. Niganobe)
Torts that Might Apply in a Dispute Between Neighbours in a Condominium (Novakovic v. Salvador)
A review of the test for anti-SLAPP motions (Yates v. Iron Horse Corporation and St. Martin)
A Lawyer’s Office is not a Drop Box for Service (Yuk-Shum v. Jiang)
The law of defamation in a nutshell (Stratuscent Inc. v. Chehade)
Defamatory Online Postings and Cyber-Bullying Leads to One of the Highest Defamation Awards in Canada
$50,000 costs guideline for successful anti-SLAPP motion not applied again
“Chilling effect” on a plaintiff or others not grounds for harm on an anti-SLAPP motion
Counterclaim for breach of fiduciary duty in wrongful dismissal action dismissed under anti-SLAPP legislation
Former Chamber of Commerce employee’s defamation action allowed to continue
Freedom of expression prevails in responses to COVID-19 protest organizers’ defamation action
Claim against Google for hosting defamatory reviews allowed to proceed
Defamatory statements made in a pleading are immune to attack
Damages in a defamation action
Female mining executive’s defamation claim against government employee allowed to proceed
75-day house arrest ordered for contempt in a defamation case
Losing an anti-SLAPP motion can be costly for a plaintiff
Toronto City Councillor knocks out defamation action
Defendant liable for defamatory tweets about university instructor
City politicians succeed in getting defamation claim against them dismissed
Defamation basics and pre-trial disposition motions
CBC liable for defaming investment advisor
Ford wins again! Court of Appeal for Ontario upholds dismissal of defamation action against him
Lawyer wins $500,000 in defamation action
Defamer gets 18 month jail sentence for contempt of court
Snapchat post results in liability for defamation
Blogger liable to plastic surgeon for defamatory posts about botched breast augmentation
Court Refuses To Dismiss Claims That Did Not Engage SLAPP Provisions
Lawyer liable for defaming daughter of former client
Zak Sabbath’s defamation claim allowed to continue against Mandy Morbid
Summary judgment denied over defamatory TV show first aired in Pakistan
$500,000 in damages awarded for comments about yellow Ferrari’s ownership
Injunction granted to stop defamatory posts published on Instagram
Gratuitous Defamatory Tweets About Plaintiff Not Protected as a Matter of Public Interest
Defaming a professional can be costly
Reputation can be everything
You can’t play dress up with a defamation action
Defamation Judgment Upheld Against Pseudonymous Online Poster
Criminal proceedings and the civil defamation claim: A limitation period lesson
Disgorgement of profits could be a potential remedy in a defamation action
Limitation period avoided: Claims of republication of libel by third party allowed to be added action because stories were on internet
Internet Harassment Tort Recognized by Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Defamation action against Ontario Premier dismissed under Courts of Justice Act
Patrick Brown takes down insurance company
Defamation claim against Twitter allowed to proceed in British Columbia
Subway’s $210 million chicken content defamation claim against the CBC restored by Court of Appeal
Plaintiffs who started debate on matters of public interest have defamation claim dismissed
Who is that guy? A lesson in the law of defamation
Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds Doctor’s Damages for Defamatory Postings on RateMDs.com
Injunction to Remove Allegedly Defamatory Social Media Posts Dismissed
Volunteer Coaches’ Defamation Claim Dismissed as Contrary to Public Interest
Real Estate Agent’s Defamation Claim Survives Anti-SLAPP Motion
Fence Dispute Leads to $70,000 Defamation Judgment
Online Reviews, Freedom of Expression and Anti-SLAPP Legislation: 910938 Ontario Inc v Moore
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