By James R.G. Cook ( December 4, 2024, 2:26 PM EST) -- While defamation claims are often made to compensate individuals for personal distress caused by harm to their personal reputations, corporations may also seek damages for defamation when harmed by a business competitor. Such claims generally focus on the corporation’s economic losses. In Valley Traffic Systems Inc. v. Malak, 2024 BCCA 370, the Court of Appeal for British Columbia upheld the largest sum ever awarded to a corporation in B.C. for a defamation claim....