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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 6 Minutes Read February 22, 2022

The tort of internet harassment: A new tort with an extraordinary remedy

In a landmark decision in Caplan v. Atas, 2021 ONSC 670 (the “Decision”), the Superior Court of Justice recognized the common law tort of internet harassment—proclaiming itself the first common law court outside of the U.S. to recognize the tort.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Information Technology, Privacy / cyber bullying, defamation, defamatory comments, harassment, mental suffering, online harassment, tort of internet harassment Leave a Comment

By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read April 24, 2020

The new “false light” tort and implications in the employment law context

A recent decision of the Superior Court of Justice expanded Ontario’s tort law relating to the invasion of privacy. Yenovkian v. Gulian[1], released in December 2019, was the first Ontario case to recognize and apply the tort of placing a person before the public in a false light, a tort previously recognized in the United States and bearing a close resemblance to defamation.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Payroll, Privacy / defamation, employment law, employment relationship, false light tort, Wronful dismissal

By Vey Willetts LLP | 3 Minutes Read April 15, 2020

Protecting vulnerable complainants of sexual harassment during litigation

Tired of talking about COVID-19? We certainly are. In an effort to set the pandemic aside for a moment, in this blog article we are going to revisit an old topic: sexual harassment in the workplace.

Article by Vey Willetts LLP / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights / defamation, employment law, mental health, sexual assault, sexual harassment in the workplace, wrongful dismissal claim

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