Defamation decision in favour of Scud Stud Arthur Kent likely won’t be appealed
CALGARY — It appears one of Canada’s largest media companies won’t be appealing the result of a lengthy defamation lawsuit involving former television war correspondent Arthur Kent.
Last month a judge ruled Postmedia and its former columnist Don Martin defamed Kent while he was running for a seat in the Alberta legislature in 2008.
Justice Jo’Anne Strekaf awarded Kent a total of $200,000 in damages from the defendants — $150,000 from Martin and Postmedia for the article, plus an additional $50,000 from Postmedia for continuing to publish the article online.
She has since added interest to it, bringing the final tally to $261,764.38.