2018 May 23

Magno v Balita Media Inc., 2018 ONSC 3230

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded the plaintiff $300,000 general/aggravated damages and $110,000 punitive damages against the defendant newspaper over articles published in its print editions and on its Internet website.  The defamatory statements were also published on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and in an online forum.  The Court stated:  “The defendants have engaged in a persistent campaign to injury Magno; have ruined his reputation; and have done so with malice.  They have refused to apologize and have given no indication that they are prepared to stop their irresponsible defamatory attacks.”