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.]