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troutman · 07-31-2017, 11:39 AM

How an Ontario mom fended off a $120K libel lawsuit over her Facebook posts

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/...osts-1.4175496

Ontario Superior Court Justice Thomas Lederer ruled in Mohammed's favour, citing the province's "strategic lawsuits against public participation" rules or anti-SLAPP measures.

The provincial rules came into effect in October 2015 and are designed to protect ordinary citizens from being silenced on issues of public interest by lawsuits from big companies.

"If this action is allowed to proceed, there is no way of knowing how many people interested in this issue, or for that matter any other public concern, will feel intimidated and not take part for fear of being subject to a similar lawsuit," the judge wrote.

What's more, he awarded Mohammed $7,500 in damages, to be paid by United Soils, writing: "I accept that this action unnecessarily caused Katie Mohammed stress that affected her day to day life."

07-31-2017, 11:39 AM	#30
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Winebar Kensington Exp:	How an Ontario mom fended off a $120K libel lawsuit over her Facebook posts http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/...osts-1.4175496 Ontario Superior Court Justice Thomas Lederer ruled in Mohammed's favour, citing the province's "strategic lawsuits against public participation" rules or anti-SLAPP* measures.* The provincial rules came into effect in October 2015 and are designed to protect ordinary citizens from being silenced on issues of public interest by lawsuits from big companies. "If this action is allowed to proceed, there is no way of knowing how many people interested in this issue, or for that matter any other public concern, will feel intimidated and not take part for fear of being subject to a similar lawsuit," the judge wrote. What's more, he awarded Mohammed $7,500 in damages, to be paid by United Soils, writing: "I accept that this action unnecessarily caused Katie Mohammed stress that affected her day to day life." __________________ https://www.mergenlaw.com/ http://cjsw.com/program/fossil-records/ twitter/instagram @troutman1966 Last edited by troutman; 07-31-2017 at 11:41 AM.