The story, Rash email costs sender $7,800, written by Betsy Powell, ran in the Sept. 4, 2008 Toronto Star.

The judge made the following comment in his ruling:

 "We would maybe think twice before we said certain things (in a letter), but with email it just seems to come out as easily as words come out of our mouth, which is what makes it dangerous."

We should heed to this advice. Don’t put anything in an email that you wouldn’t want to read on the World Wide Web. Emails do get forwarded. Sometimes by mistake and other times with a purpose. Now we know that putting something defamatory in an email might also have legal consequences.

Being careful about what you write and who you send emails to is simply professional behaviour. Be professional and you will never have to be concerned about the outcome of this lawsuit.