A B.C. Supreme Court judge has struck down conservative activist Kari Simpson鈥檚 lawsuit against a number of judges, calling it 鈥渁n abuse of process,鈥� and denying her an $11-million payout.
Simpson鈥檚 legal battle started 15 years ago, when she launched a defamation suit against the late radio talk show host Rafe Mair in 2003.
In 2008, the Supreme Court of Canada squashed that appeal and a decade later, Simpson launched her civil suit against all of the judges who had heard her case, as well as the Attorney General of Canada and the Minister of Justice.
Her initial claim against the late CKNW radio host stemmed from what Simpson called a 鈥渃ampaign to destroy and vilify鈥� her reputation as a 鈥渞espected Christian social activist in 1997.鈥�
Simpson, a 91原创-resident who runs the conservative organization Culture Guard, has become and .
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A provincial court judge dismissed Simpson鈥檚 original suit against Mair back in 2004 but by 2006, the B.C. Supreme Court allowed her to appeal that ruling.
In the most recent case, Simpson alleged that Madam Justice Koenigsberg, who heard Simpson鈥檚 initial 2003-2004 defamation suit, 鈥渨as unfit to sit as the trial judge鈥� and 鈥渋ssued reasons that contained false and defamatory statements鈥� against Simpson.
The allegations against the other judges alleged various 鈥渁cts of misfeasance and negligence.鈥�
Simpson further alleged, in the 26-page civil suit, that costs were incorrectly awarded against her in order to 鈥渟ilence鈥� Simpson because of her 鈥減olitical and philosophical views.鈥�
In giving his judgement, Justice E. David Crossin said that Simpson鈥檚 suit was nothing more than 鈥渁n abuse of process鈥� and directed Simpson to pay all costs.
Crossing said that the court should not again hear issues decided in Simpson鈥檚 original defamation suit and that her current civil suit was 鈥渁ttack the integrity of the decision makers in relation to鈥� her original claim.
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