About Kent Jesse

Kent Jesse is a partner with the firm of McLennan Ross LLP in Calgary, Alberta.

Kent v Postmedia: The Largest Individual Defamation Award Given in Alberta

August 24, 2016 By Kent Jesse

On June 8, 2016, the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta released a 60-page ruling in the cases of Kent v. Martin, and Kent v. Postmedia, awarding $150,000 in general damages for the print publication of a defamatory article, and a further $50,000 for continuing online publication. Costs of the legal proceedings remain to be […]