Civil Litigation: Anti-SLAPP
Rebel News Network Ltd. v. Al Jazeera Media Network, 2022 ONCA 79 (40108)
Rebel News Network Ltd. commenced an action seeking damages. The claim alleged Aljezeera Media Network published defamatory statements in an Internet article and a YouTube video. Aljezeera Media Network brought an Anti-SLAPP motion under s. 137.1(3) of the Courts of Justice Act for an order dismissing the action. A motions judge dismissed the defamation action. The Ont. C.A. dismissed an appeal. “The application for leave to appeal…is dismissed with costs in accordance with the tariff of fees and disbursements set out in Schedule B of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada.”
Civil Litigation: Anti-SLAPP
Levant v. DeMelle, 2022 ONCA 79 (40109)
Mr. DeMelle, a journalist, published an article he authored on his website. Mr. Levant and Rebel News commenced an action seeking damages for defamation. Mr. DeMelle brought an Anti-SLAPP motion under s. 137.1(3) of the Courts of Justice Act for an order dismissing the action. A motions judge dismissed the defamation action. The Ont. C.A. dismissed an appeal. “The application for leave to appeal…is dismissed with costs in accordance with the tariff of fees and disbursements set out in Schedule B of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada.”