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Tingas-Demetriou v. Dublin 2016 Ont SCJ

The plaintiff made unsubstantiated allegations of fraud and improper conduct against the defendants. The plaintiff agreed to have the action dismissed just before the return of a motion for summary judgment. The judge awarded costs on a full indemnity basis, stating that the plaintiff knew or ought to have known that it was putting the professional reputations of the defendants into question with allegations that were seriously prejudicial to the character and reputation of the defendants.

Written by Jonathan Speigel Jonathan Speigel, the founding partner of Speigel Nichols Fox LLP, leads the litigation and construction practices.