Superior Court decision in libel suit called 'influential' in anti-SLAPP case law
Wednesday, August 02, 2017 @ 12:31 PM | By Ian Burns
A Superior Court justice has dismissed a $120,000 libel action against an Ontario woman under Ontario legislation meant to prevent lawsuits that aim to muzzle free expression, a decision that an observer says will be influential in the field of defamation and libel law.
Paul Schabas, Blakes LLPThe case, United Soils Management Ltd. v. Mohammed ONSC 4450, stems from the gravel pit operated by United Soils Management Ltd. in Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ont., near Musselman’s Lake on the Oak Ridges Moraine. When she heard the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville...
Paul Schabas, Blakes LLPThe case, United Soils Management Ltd. v. Mohammed ONSC 4450, stems from the gravel pit operated by United Soils Management Ltd. in Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ont., near Musselman’s Lake on the Oak Ridges Moraine. When she heard the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville...
