Doctor Who Questioned COVID Response Ordered to Pay $1 Million in Legal Costs After Losing Libel Case
Dr. Kulvinder Kaur Gill, a pediatrician from Brampton Ontario who became well known for her criticism of the government’s response to COVID-19, has been ordered to pay $1 million in legal costs after her libel suit was struck down earlier this year.
The costs are related to a $12-million legal action the physician brought, alleging libel against a group of 23 doctors, academics, a former president of the Ontario Medical Association, and reporters from several news outlets. The case was dismissed in February. Gill is appealing that dismissal.
Justice Elizabeth Stewart ruled this week that Gill must pay the defendants as much as $1.1 million in legal costs. A portion of the costs must also be paid by Dr. Ashvinder Kaur Lambda, who also sued some of the same individuals….