2021 February 12

Marion v. Louie, 2021 BCSC 424

The British Columbia Supreme Court awarded the plaintiff $20,000 general damages and $10,000 aggravated damages over defamatory allegations made in private text messages to the plaintiff’s business partner and letters critical of the plaintiff sent to the board of directors of an administrative body of which the plaintiff was a member.  The Court’s decision to award aggravated damages was influenced by the Court’s findings that despite being served with a cease and desist letter and the filing of this lawsuit, the defendant continued to post things online which were disparaging of the plaintiff.