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2020 April 2
H v. M, 2020 BCSC 517

The British Columbia Supreme Court awarded the individual plaintiff H $50,000 general damages and $25,000 aggravated damages arising from multiple allegedly defamatory  electronic communications posted by the defendant on Facebook and sent by email and Facebook messenger in 2017.  The corporate plaintiff was awarded $25,000 general damages and $500 special damages.  [Note:   The defendant has appealed this judgment.]