By James R.G. Cook (July 15, 2024, 2:37 PM EDT) -- The anti-SLAPP motion decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Dong v. Global News, 2024 ONSC 3532, offers a cogent example of a defamation lawsuit that will require a full trial to determine or disprove liability. In response to the defendants’ motion to dismiss the action at an early stage, the motion judge determined that there was a genuine dispute over whether the impugned publication was defamatory and had damaged the reputation of a plaintiff. In such a case, the proper battleground to adjudicate the dispute is at trial not at an early-stage motion....