British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Scory v. Krannitz, 2011 BCSC 1344 (CanLII):
The circumstances of the case at hand are very similar to the facts in Fraser v. Saanich. The claimant sued the respondents for wildly inflated damages that had no basis in fact and alleged serious acts of misconduct which reflected poorly on their character and reputation in the community. None of these serious allegations were supported by evidence. The allegations were merely bare assertions of misconduct. The lawsuit was filed coincident with the respondents’ public criticism of the claimant’s landfill proposal to the Township of Langley and essentially characterized this lawful public participation in government decision-making as unlawful. Moreover, as in the case of Fraser v. Saanich, the respondents advised the claimant early on in the proceedings that they would be seeking an order for special costs due to the frivolous nature of the lawsuit. Offers to settle were also served early on in the proceedings.
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