2009 February 2

Desroches c. Klein, 2009 QCCS 340

The Quebec Superior Court rejected the plaintiff’s request for a permanent injunction prohibiting the defendant from making accusations against the plaintiff or publishing harassing words to her or her friends. The defendant admitted creating a website which contained negative words about the plaintiff, but denied being the author of words which were posted under the name of an unknown third party. The court noted that the words complained of by the plaintiff had been withdrawn from the Internet site a considerable time before the injunction application was heard. The court was also critical of the scope of the injunction sought by the plaintiff.