Thompson v. Cohodes, 2017 ONSC 2590

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeKirstjanson
Citation2017 ONSC 2590
Docket NumberCV-16-555861
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
Date26 April 2017
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33 practice notes
  • Commencement of an Anti-SLAPP Motion -Section 137.2(1)
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part VIII. Procedural Rules
    • 13 juin 2022
    ...Developments Inc v Rabidoux, 2018 ONCA 686 • Veneruzzo v Storey, 2018 ONCA 688 • Kett v Elston , 2018 ONSC 2991 • Thompson v Cohodes , 2017 ONSC 2590 Upon Being Served with a Statement of Claim Some defendants bring their section 137.1 motion upon being served with a statement of claim. Ont......
  • Proof of Harm in Anti-SLAPP Proceedings: General Principles
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part VI. The Public Interest Hurdle
    • 13 juin 2022
    ...6758 • Ferreira v Da Costa , 2019 ONSC 2990 • Canadian Standards Association v PS Knight Co Ltd , 2019 ONSC 1730 • Thompson v Cohodes , 2017 ONSC 2590 LEGISLATION Courts of Justice Act , RSO 1990, c C.43, s 137.4(b): No dismissal 137.1 (4) A judge shall not dismiss a proceeding under subsec......
  • Detailed Examination of the Factors
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part VI. The Public Interest Hurdle
    • 13 juin 2022
    ...Day , 2019 ONCA 244 • Lascaris v B’nai Brith Canada , 2019 ONCA 163 • Paramount v Johnston , 2018 ONSC 3711 • Thompson v Cohodes , 2017 ONSC 2590 Personal Attacks • 1704604 Ontario Ltd v Pointes Protection Association , 2020 SCC 22 at para 75; 1704604 Ontario Ltd v Pointes Protectio......
  • Public Interest: Legislation and Caselaw
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IV. The Threshold Burden on the Defendant
    • 13 juin 2022
    ...Co v The Globe and Mail , 2018 ONSC 1880 at para 34 • Montour v Beacon Publishing Inc , 2017 ONSC 4735 at para 18 • Thompson v Cohodes , 2017 ONSC 2590 at para 12 As counsel to a defendant, you need to consider: • How can I prove that the expression relates to a matter of public interest? •......
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18 cases
  • Hosseini v. Gharagozloo,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 21 avril 2023
    ...1995 CanLII 7122 (ON SC); Paquette v. Cruji, 1979 CanLII 1964 (ON SC). [49] 2006 BCSC 241. [50] 2001 ABQB 380. [51] Thompson v. Cohodes, 2017 ONSC 2590; Accruent LLC v. Mishimagi, 2016 ONSC 6924. [52] Ferreira v Da Costa, 2019 ONSC 2990 [51] Thompson v. Cohodes, 2017 ONSC 2590; Accruent LLC......
  • Hobbs v. Warner, 2019 BCSC 2196
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • 18 décembre 2019
    ...410 D.L.R. (4th) 380 (S.C.J.), at paras. 85-95, affd [2018] O.J. No. 4443, 2018 ONCA 690; Thompson v. Cohodes, [2017] O.J. No. 2113, 2017 ONSC 2590 (S.C.J.), at paras. [92] Equally important to the quantification of damages, the plaintiff must provide material that can establish the causal ......
  • Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario v. Karahlios, 2017 ONSC 7696
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 22 décembre 2017
    ...Inc. v. Rabidoux, 2017 ONSC 167; Veneruzza v. Storey, 2017 ONSC 683; Hudspeth v. Whatcott, 2017 ONSC 1708; Thampsan v. Cahodes, 2017 ONSC 2590; Rizvee v. Newman, 2017 ONSC 4024; United Soils Management Ltd. v. Mohammed, 2017 ONSC 4450; Montour v. Beacon Publishing Inc., 2017 ONSC 4735; Leva......
  • 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2018 ONCA 685
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • 30 août 2018
    ...Express International Translations Inc., 2016 ONSC 6785, 410 D.L.R. (4th) 380, at paras. 85-95, aff’d 2018 ONCA 690; Thompson v. Cohodes, 2017 ONSC 2590, at paras. [92] Equally important to the quantification of damages, the plaintiff must provide material that can establish the causal link......
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1 firm's commentaries
  • Defamation Lawsuits As A Defence To Shareholder Activism
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 19 septembre 2017
    ...would be well-advised to keep a close eye on the future development of case law (such as the ongoing dispute in Thompson v. Cohodes, 2017 ONSC 2590). For activist investors, the most important precaution to take is to carefully vet all communications before their public release. While the c......
14 books & journal articles
  • Commencement of an Anti-SLAPP Motion -Section 137.2(1)
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part VIII. Procedural Rules
    • 13 juin 2022
    ...Developments Inc v Rabidoux, 2018 ONCA 686 • Veneruzzo v Storey, 2018 ONCA 688 • Kett v Elston , 2018 ONSC 2991 • Thompson v Cohodes , 2017 ONSC 2590 Upon Being Served with a Statement of Claim Some defendants bring their section 137.1 motion upon being served with a statement of claim. Ont......
  • Proof of Harm in Anti-SLAPP Proceedings: General Principles
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part VI. The Public Interest Hurdle
    • 13 juin 2022
    ...6758 • Ferreira v Da Costa , 2019 ONSC 2990 • Canadian Standards Association v PS Knight Co Ltd , 2019 ONSC 1730 • Thompson v Cohodes , 2017 ONSC 2590 LEGISLATION Courts of Justice Act , RSO 1990, c C.43, s 137.4(b): No dismissal 137.1 (4) A judge shall not dismiss a proceeding under subsec......
  • Public Interest: Legislation and Caselaw
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IV. The Threshold Burden on the Defendant
    • 13 juin 2022
    ...Co v The Globe and Mail , 2018 ONSC 1880 at para 34 • Montour v Beacon Publishing Inc , 2017 ONSC 4735 at para 18 • Thompson v Cohodes , 2017 ONSC 2590 at para 12 As counsel to a defendant, you need to consider: • How can I prove that the expression relates to a matter of public interest? •......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IX. Procedural Issues in Anti-SLAPP Motions
    • 13 juin 2022
    ...The Law Society & Ors v Kordowski, [2011] EWHC 3185 (QB) .................................. 30, 32, 34 Thompson v Cohodes, 2017 ONSC 2590 .......................... 106, 129, 135, 152, 169, 223, 228, 236, 237–38, 239, 240, 241, 243, 249, 255, 256, 257, 258, 288, 328, 402, 403 Thompson v Jam......
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