Civil Litigation

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...

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