2018 October 9

Digital Shape Technologies Inc. c Walker, Digital Shape Technologies Inc. c Walker, 2018 QCCS 4374

The Superior Court of Quebec awarded the plaintiff software company $10,000 moral damages and $1,000 punitive damages over an anonymous post on RateMyEmployer.ca.  The Court held that the post was defamatory and violated a non-disparagement clause and constituted a breach of contract by the defendant, a former employee.