Marineland sues Toronto Star for libel, protesters agree to stop demonstrating at owner's home
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Marineland has filed a $7-million defamation lawsuit against the Toronto Star and two of its reporters who have been covering concerns about animal conditions at the Niagara Falls theme park since last year. In a 14-page statement of claim, the plaintiff, Marineland of Canada Inc., is seeking $5 million in general damages from the defendants, Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd., Linda Diebel and Liam Casey and punitive damages in the amount of $2 million.
Meanwhile, the founder of Marineland Animal Defense has agreed not to hold further demonstrations at the home of Marineland owner John Holer, a tactic they used last year. That’s one term agreed to by MAD founder Dylan Powell as part of a recent legal undertaking with Marineland.
Read about the lawsuit fromThe Niagara Fall Review and the protesting from The St. Catherines Standard.
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I think it's cute that the protestors have agreed to not protest outside the guys house. I don't imagine that would work here in the states.
This park seems hellbent on suing everyone who speaks poorly of them. I don't know how it works in Canada, but in the states these libel cases are ridiculously hard to prove, and the burden of proof is pretty much entirely on the plaintiff.
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun
It's very true. In the US you need to prove that you've actually been harmed by the alleged defamation, and that the defendant was in some way negligent in the way they published false information.
Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog
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