Executives of a Langley traffic control company have been ordered to pay $1.5 million in a defamation case that began with rivalry over a major contract.
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Andrew P. A. Mayer ruled that Valley Traffic Systems, its former owner Phil Jackman, former VTS vice-president Trevor Paine, and their former business partner Remon Hanna, were all liable for a campaign of defamation carried out against rival traffic control firm Ansan Group and its head, Raoul Malak in 2012 and 2013.
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