What are the consequences of a plaintiff asserting unsuccessful allegations of fraud against a defendant?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Salna v. Chetti, 2009 CanLII 6100 (ON SC):
Asserting unsuccessful allegations of fraud against a defendant may result in an award of costs against a plaintiff on a substantial indemnity basis, especially where the plaintiff advanced the allegations recklessly and without reasonable evidentiary foundation: Outerbridge v. Constance, [2000] O.J. No. 1673 (S.C.J.), para. 38.
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