Defamation Lawsuit

• Former Alberta justice minister wins appeal after contempt finding

  A contempt of court finding against former justice minister Jonathan Denis was overturned Monday morning by the Alberta Court of Appeal.

  Crime

  Oct 31, 2022
  
• Chess cheating scandal: Hans Niemann sues Magnus Carlsen for $100 million

  19-year-old chess grandmaster Hans Niemann named world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, Chess.com, and popular streamer Hikaru Nakamura in a defamation lawsuit.

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  Oct 21, 2022
  
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• B.C. man ordered to pay $90,000 after posting negative online reviews

  Premier Finance Ltd. doing business as Longhouse Specialty Forest Products, Longhouse Forest Products, and Longhouse Cedar, won a suit against a former customer for defamation.

  Economy

  Sep 1, 2022
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• Alberta premier files defence in defamation lawsuit about oil inquiry comments

  Jason Kenney has filed his defence in a defamation lawsuit against him over his remarks on the release of the inquiry into supposed misinformation about the energy industry.

  Politics

  Mar 11, 2022
• Environmental groups serve Kenney, Alberta government with defamation lawsuit

  Five environmental organizations have followed through on a threat to sue Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and the provincial government for defamation.

  Environment

  Feb 2, 2022
• B.C. blogger ordered to pay $30K for online complaints in doctor defamation suit

  "Defamatory comments dressed up as reviews that are not factual or do not qualify as fair comment are subject to the laws of defamation.”

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2021
• Court dismisses defamation lawsuit against Doug Ford filed by ex OPP deputy commissioner

  Former OPP deputy commissioner Brad Blair launched a $5-million lawsuit in 2019, alleging the premier smeared his reputation for political gain.

  Canada

  Jan 28, 2021
• Vancouver woman ordered to pay ex $200K after trashing his reputation online

  The judge found the woman had mounted a malicious and spiteful campaign against her ex "that was as relentless as it was extensive."

  Crime

  Jan 3, 2020
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• Defamation lawsuit by anti-SOGI Chilliwack school trustee dismissed

  Hansman's criticism came after Neufeld wrote a Facebook post that said allowing children to choose their gender identity amounts to “child abuse.”

  Nov 27, 2019
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• Twitter seeks to dismiss B.C. billionaire’s defamation lawsuit over tweets linked to 2016 U.S. election

  Frank Giustra, founder of Lionsgate Entertainment, claims Twitter has refused to remove a number of abusive tweets targeting his support of Hillary and Bill Clinton.

  Jul 10, 2019