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2010 November 1
Hansen v. Tilley, 2010 BCCA 482, dismissing an appeal from 2009 BCSC 360

The British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by the defendant from the trial judge’s verdict on March 27, 2009 awarding the plaintiff $30,000 general damages for defamatory articles published in a University student newspaper both in its hard-copy and online edition.