What are the general damages in defamation cases?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Cana International Distributing Inc., c.o.b. as Sexy Living v Standard Innovation Corporation, 2016 ONSC 7197 (CanLII):
General damages in defamation cases are presumed from the publication of the false statement and are awarded at large. There is no principle that requires the damages to be nominal or low. If the court finds that a defamatory statement has been made, a court may make an award of damages, regardless of whether any loss of business has been proven (Hill v. Church of Scientology, 1995 CanLII 59 (SCC), [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130, at paras. 164, 168).
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