2019 February 7

Mueller v. Livingston, 2019 NBQB 28

The New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench (Trial Division) ordered the defendant artist to pay the plaintiff, who owned an art gallery, $2,500 general damages for defamation arising from a Facebook post.  Thirty-three people “liked” the post; fourteen “shared” the post.  The Court noted that “the offending comment was somewhat quickly removed by Facebook as being against their administrative policies.”