2019 March 3

Bergeron c. Landry‐Beaudoin, 2019 QCCQ 5938

The Quebec Court (Civil Chamber) awarded a total of $5,500 to three plaintiffs over false and defamatory allegations by the defendant relating to their conduct regarding a family dog.  Although the primary target of the defamatory claims was deceased, the Court held that his surviving family members were entitled to be awarded damages under Quebec law when the false allegations implicated them to some degree.