What are some cases dealing with defamation and malicious prosecution?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Galloway v A.B, 2021 BCSC 2344 (CanLII):
The first is Rizvee v. Newman, 2017 ONSC 4024, where the court was dealing with a defence application to dismiss an action under the Ontario equivalent of the PPPA. The plaintiffs’ pleadings included a defamation claim and a claim for damages for malicious prosecution. The motions judge said:
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