Journalist and Vancouver Olympics CEO Will Battle In Court Over Defamation Allegation

Reporter Laura Robinson will present her defamation claims against former Vancouver, Canada, CEO John Furlong on Monday, June 15, alleging that his statements in response to a story she wrote about him in 2012 and emails she sent about him hurt her reputation as a journalist. Mr. Furlong says he was defending himself. He originally also sued her for defamation but has dropped that suit.

Ms. Robinson’s story, published in the Georgia Straight, concerned Mr. Furlong’s career as a teacher at a Catholic school in the 1960s. More here from CBC News, and here from CTV News.