By Antonio Turco ( February 17, 2021, 11:33 AM EST) -- Patrick Brown, the current mayor of the city of Brampton, Ont., was recently successful in an action seeking indemnification for the defence costs he incurred in defending a defamation lawsuit (Brown v. Sovereign General Insurance Co. [2021] O.J. No. 297). The case ultimately turned on the interpretation of a publishing agreement and whether it was a personal services contract....