Who is Barbara Kulaszka?

Barbara Kulaszka is an Ontario lawyer with 3 court cases on record from 2013 to 2014.

What courts has Barbara Kulaszka appeared in?

Barbara Kulaszka has appeared in Superior Court of Justice.

How many cases has Barbara Kulaszka handled?

Barbara Kulaszka has 3 cases on record from 2013 to 2014.

What judges has Barbara Kulaszka appeared before?

Barbara Kulaszka has most frequently appeared before Justice Timothy Minnema, Justice Robert J. Smith, Justice R. Smith.

Barbara Kulaszka

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Richard Warman v. Fournier et al., 2014 ONSC 1307

Following a jury verdict in a defamation action, the court addressed the final terms of the judgment and injunction.

The court confirmed that the draft judgment should include a chart specifying the total amount owing by each defendant.

It also approved an injunction restraining the defendants from publishing statements and innuendos found by the jury to be defamatory.

The court declined to alter the jury’s damages awards by reducing the amounts payable by certain defendants based on damages assessed against others.

The jury’s separate findings on damages and costs were left intact.

SCJFeb 27, 2014

Respondent Counsel

Richard Warman v. Constance Fournier et al., 2014 ONSC 412

Following a jury verdict in an internet defamation action, the court determined costs and related remedies.

The jury had found the defendants liable for numerous defamatory postings on an online political forum and awarded aggravated and punitive damages.

The plaintiff sought substantial indemnity costs, relying on Rule 49 offers to settle and the defendants’ malicious conduct.

The court held that the plaintiff had been entirely successful and that the defendants’ conduct and refusal to accept reasonable settlement offers justified substantial indemnity costs.

Costs of $85,000 were awarded and apportioned among several defendants, and a permanent injunction was granted restraining republication of the defamatory statements.

SCJJan 23, 2014

Respondent Counsel

Aba-Alkhail et al. v. University of Ottawa et al., 2013 ONSC 6070

Following a successful motion dismissing a statement of claim as an abuse of process, the defendants sought substantial indemnity costs exceeding $177,000.

The plaintiffs argued that costs should be limited to $20,000 on a partial indemnity basis and contended that certain work related to alternate arguments on the motion should not be compensated.

The court held that substantial indemnity costs were appropriate due to unfounded allegations of serious misconduct against the defendants and the finding that the proceeding constituted an abuse of process.

While accepting the accuracy of the defendants’ bill of costs and the complexity and importance of the litigation, the court found the amount claimed excessive.

Costs were therefore fixed at a fair and reasonable level significantly below the amount requested.

Respondent Counsel