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A Winnipeg businessman awarded $500,000 in damages by a jury in a defamation lawsuit last year has seen the award cut to $50,000 after an appeal by the defendant in the case.
A Winnipeg real estate broker and developer awarded $500,000 by a jury in a defamation lawsuit has h...
Posted: May 10, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: May 10 The defamation lawsuit stems from a 2009 development deal to bring IKEA to Winnipeg. (Cliff Simpson/CBC) A Winnipeg businessman has been awarded $500,000 in damages by a Manitoba jury in a civil defamation lawsuit. Marcel Chartier, a real estate investor and developer, sued Winnipeg businessman Serge Bibeau in 2018 after learning Bibeau had called him a thief to a business associate. The case was heard in Manitoba's Court of Queen's Bench last week and after two hours of deliberation, a jury sided with Chartier and awarded him $500,...