An Ontario man agreed to pay $5,000 and costs to another person whom he defamed in an email. The email was sent to only 1 person, but that person forwarded it to 2 others, including the victim. The original lawsuit asked for $50,000 in damages. Lesson learned?
A B.C. woman received the bill for her divorce. She was not happy about it and took her lawyer to court. The legal bill for the initial lawsuit and appeal included $833,400 for legal fees and $185,061 for taxes and disbursements such as preparing transcripts and documents for submission to court. That is just a [...]
