A Winnipeg dental clinic has filed a lawsuit in opposition to a former affected person over allegedly defamatory on-line critiques following a June tooth extraction. The critiques, posted on platforms corresponding to Google, Fb, and Yelp, allegedly contained false statements meant to wreck the clinic’s fame.
The authorized motion, filed within the Court docket of King’s Bench, seeks damages and an injunction to take away the critiques and stop future defamatory posts. The clinic’s lawyer emphasised that whereas criticism is appropriate, knowingly spreading falsehoods isn’t.
The information was reported by CBC and the Winnipeg Free Press. Whereas CBC didn’t identify 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 at the least the third defamation swimsuit Mittal has filed over allegedly false on-line critiques 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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