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Breach of privacy and unauthorized access to electronic information in spousal dispute (Chen v. Huang)
Friday, April 19, 2024James R.G. CookLitigationPrivacy, Privacy Rights, Facebook
While it may be commonplace for spouses to share access to computers and online accounts in a matrimonial home, one has a right to a reasonable...
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Defamatory Facebook Posts Prove Costly – Part 2 (Robinson v. Niganobe)
Wednesday, August 2, 2023James R.G. CookLitigationFacebook, Defamation, Social Media
As we have previously discussed, defamatory posts on Facebook and similar social media platforms can be...
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Zak Sabbath’s defamation claim allowed to continue against Mandy Morbid
Friday, June 18, 2021James R.G. CookLitigationSocial Media, Facebook, Defamation, SLAPP, libel
In early 2019, a former model and adult film performer, Amanda Nagy also known as “Mandy Morbid,” posted a message on her Facebook page saying that Zak Smith, her former husband, artist, tabletop role-playing game (RPG) creator and...
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Potentially fake app messages result in appeal from firebombing conviction
Thursday, April 22, 2021James R.G. CookLitigationFacebook, Fake News, SMS Text Messages, Text Now, Ontario Court of Appeal
We have previously addressed the concerns of a civil court judge about the perils of having to deal with “fake news” in the form of spoofed emails and electronic documents. The Ontario Court of Appeal has addressed similar concerns as to...
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Breach of privacy class action against Facebook relating to Cambridge Analytica dismissed
Wednesday, February 17, 2021James R.G. CookLitigationClass Action, Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, Privacy Rights
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed a class action against Facebook for breach of privacy arising from what the motion judge described as...
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