Charles Haworth

The defendants brought a motion under s. 137.1 of the Courts of Justice Act to dismiss the plaintiff's defamation action arising from a blog post made during a federal election.

The blog post criticized a political candidate's association with the plaintiff corporation.

The court found the expression related to a matter of public interest.

The plaintiff failed to establish that its claim had substantial merit, that the defendants had no valid defence, or that the harm suffered outweighed the public interest in protecting the expression.

The action was dismissed with full indemnity costs awarded to the defendants.

The plaintiff clinic sued a chiropractor and her husband for removing patient files and loss of income.

The chiropractor counterclaimed for unpaid fees and loss of income resulting from the disruption of her practice.

At the summary judgment hearing, the clinic abandoned its main claim.

The court found that the clinic breached its business arrangement with the chiropractor, causing her a loss of income.

The court awarded the chiropractor damages for loss of income and unpaid fees, plus costs, against the clinic, but dismissed the counterclaim against the clinic's principal personally.