2018 September 17

Johnson v. Rakhmanova, 2018 ONSC 5258

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed defamation claims relating to certain emails, tweets and posts on Soundcloud and Facebook.  Certain emails were accurate and truthful.  Other claims based on emails to YouTube and Premier Muzik should be tried in the United States, and were therefore dismissed on that basis.  The Court rejected the alternative defence submission that the lawsuit was a SLAPP, ruling that it did not concern people at large, or involve the welfare of citizens or matters of notoriety, controversy or debate.