A Winnipeg dental clinic has filed a lawsuit in opposition to a former affected person over allegedly defamatory on-line opinions following a June tooth extraction. The opinions, posted on platforms akin to Google, Fb, and Yelp, allegedly contained false statements meant to break the clinic’s popularity.
The authorized motion, filed within the Courtroom of King’s Bench, seeks damages and an injunction to take away the opinions and forestall future defamatory posts. The clinic’s lawyer emphasised that whereas criticism is appropriate, knowingly spreading falsehoods shouldn’t be.
The information was reported by CBC and the Winnipeg Free Press. Whereas CBC didn’t title the clinic, the Winnipeg Free Press recognized it as Greenwoods Dental Centre, operated by Dr. Dheeraj Mittal. The publication reported on Aug. 6 that that is a minimum of the third defamation go well with Mittal has filed over allegedly false on-line opinions since 2021.
On this case, the clinic had beforehand issued an apology to the affected person however claims the allegations stay unfaithful and that a number of the posts proceed to seem on-line. It argues that knowingly publishing false claims constitutes defamation with authorized penalties.
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