2020 April 1

Lu v. Shen, 2020 BCSC 490

The British Columbia Supreme Court awarded the plaintiff $5,000 defamation damages against the defendant for defamatory posts, made under various online identities, on the Canadameet and Ourdream social media sites.  The defendant was also awarded defamation damages in the amount of $5,000 against the plaintiff for her posts, also made under various online identities, on the same social media sites. [Note: Modest damages awards were made to each party, against the other party, for breach of privacy.]