12 Mar 2021
SOLOMON v PRATER [2021 NZHC 481
- Citation
- [2021 NZHC 481
- Court
- High Court
On the balance of probabilities the defendant authored and published the anonymous letter: Google records show a Gmail account created proximate to the defendant's employment disputes; document metadata attributes the Word attachment to a user name matching the defendant; stylistic and content similarities between the anonymous letter and multiple documents authored by the defendant link authorship; timing, motive and lack of a credible third‑party hypothesis make alternative explanations implausible. Therefore defendant liable for defamation and plaintiff entitled to damages, interest and co…