Category: SLAPP

  • File a defence or bring a motion to dismiss a SLAPP case?

    Do I file a defence or bring a motion to dismiss a SLAPP case? Ontario enacted an anti-SLAPP statute to stop “strategic lawsuits against public participation” defamation cases in 2015. In United Soils Management Ltd. v. Katie Mohammed, 2017 ONSC 904, COURT FILE NO.: CV-16-560261, the Ontario Superior Court decided that since the defendant filed her motion…