Can an action based on this tort lie even if the relevant parties are in a contractual relationship?
Manitoba, Canada
The following excerpt is from Biomedical Commercialization Canada Inc. v. Health Media Network Inc., 2013 MBQB 209 (CanLII):
Queen v. Cognos also established that an action based on this tort may lie even though the relevant parties to the action are in a contractual relationship. 2. The Evidence
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