2008 April 1

TimberWest Forest Corp. v. United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, 2008 BCSC 388

The British Columbia Supreme Court concluded that it had jurisdiction to hear defamation claims brought against the defendants, holding that “all of the allegedly defamatory statements, video, website postings, pamphlets, and other communications relate to a tort alleged to have been committed in British Columbia because the harm allegedly suffered by the plaintiff was suffered in British Columbia where it resides, where it carries on business, where it employs contractors and employees, where some of its customers are located, and where it is regulated.”