By Danielle 
A Winnipeg dental clinic has filed a lawsuit against a former patient over allegedly defamatory online reviews following a June tooth extraction. The reviews, posted on platforms such as Google, Facebook, and Yelp, allegedly contained false statements meant to damage the clinic’s reputation.
The legal action, filed in the Court of King’s Bench, seeks damages and an injunction to remove the reviews and prevent future defamatory posts. The clinic’s lawyer emphasized that while criticism is acceptable, knowingly spreading falsehoods is not.
The news was reported by CBC and the Winnipeg Free Press. While CBC did not name the clinic, the Winnipeg Free Press identified it as Greenwoods Dental Centre, operated by Dr. Dheeraj Mittal. The publication reported on Aug. 6 that this is at least the third defamation suit Mittal has filed over allegedly false online reviews since 2021.
In this case, the clinic had previously issued an apology to the patient but claims the allegations remain untrue and that some of the posts continue to appear online. It argues that knowingly publishing false claims constitutes defamation with legal consequences.
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