2018 November 29

Gestion immobiliere Lafrance & Mathieu inc. c Matt et Jaff inc., 2018 QCCS 5149

The Superior Court of Quebec awarded the plaintiff property management company $10,000 non-pecuniary damages and $5,000 punitive damages over an email letter sent by the defendants (ex-employees) to 15 clients of the plaintiff.  The Court found that the email letter was defamatory and designed to draw clients away from the plaintiff.