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ABC News Has Some Questions to Answer
Lawyers: ABC Has Some
Questions to Answer
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Dec 17, 2024 11:56 AM CST

Lawyers: ABC Has Some Questions to Answer

Surprise move has left First Amendment attorneys scratching their heads

(Newser) - ABC News surprised the world of journalism last week by settling a defamation suit brought by Donald Trump and agreeing to pay $15 million. Trump sued after the network's George Stephanopoulos said multiple times on the air that Trump had been found "liable for rape" against E. Jean...

Trump Team Threatens More Defamation Suits

President-elect's lawyers and allies issue warnings to news media over coverage

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's defamation lawsuit against ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos, which ended in a $15 million settlement , looks like an expanding strategy. Even before it takes office, the Trump administration has issued a series of threats to news outlets that they could be sued over coverage that displeases...

ABC, Stephanopoulos Settle Trump Suit Over 'Rape' for $15M

Anchor inaccurately used the word 10 times during an interview of Rep. Nancy Mace

(Newser) - ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos have agreed to issue a public statement of regret and pay $15 million to end a defamation suit by President-elect Trump for saying on the air that a New York jury found Trump "liable for rape." Court documents filed Saturday show that...

Convicted Marvel Actor Now Sued by Ex-Girlfriend
Ex of Convicted
Marvel Actor
Drops Suit
UPDATED
Nov 23, 2024 7:00 AM CST

Ex of Convicted Marvel Actor Drops Suit

Lawyer for Grace Jabbari said the case was 'favorably settled'

(Newser) - An assault and defamation lawsuit filed against Marvel actor Jonathan Majors by his ex has been ditched. The AP reports that the legal teams for both Majors and former girlfriend Grace Jabbari on Thursday gave the OK to dismiss the case with prejudice, per a joint filing in Manhattan federal...

Kari Lake Settles 2022 Defamation Case

Onetime gubernatorial candidate said Maricopa County official helped steal the election from her

(Newser) - Kari Lake has lost her 2024 Senate race in Arizona, and now she has reached a settlement in a defamation lawsuit against her in her 2022 loss in the Grand Canyon State's gubernatorial election. As the Washington Post reports, Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer had sued Lake over her...

Giuliani Complains About 'Political Persecution'
Giuliani Hands
Over Mercedes
to Poll Workers
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Nov 16, 2024 7:00 AM CST

Giuliani Hands Over Mercedes to Poll Workers

Ex-NYC mayor, who'd held on to car, watches in defamation case, reportedly relinquishes—kind of

(Newser) - Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss finally have their Mercedes. That's according to a Friday letter from Rudy Giuliani's attorney, announcing the ex-New York mayor had finally turned over his luxury car to the ex-Georgia poll workers who'd won a $148 million judgment against him for defaming them...

Victims: Giuliani Surrendered Apartment—but It Was Empty

Now the former Trump lawyer has to go back to court in his 2020 election defamation case

(Newser) - It's Election Day 2024, but the 2020 election continues to live on for Rudy Giuliani: As CNN reports, the former New York City mayor must now report to federal court on Thursday in the defamation case brought against him by two Georgia election workers. As ordered by a judge...

Far-Right Site Admits Innocence of Georgia Election Workers

Gateway Pundit publishes admission after settling lawsuit with Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss

(Newser) - The Gateway Pundit published an admission Saturday that Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss did not commit voter fraud when counting votes in the 2020 presidential election, a false accusation the far-right site gave life to by being the first to name the Georgia election workers. The allegations led to intimidation...

Interested in Buying Infowars? You'll Have Competition

Both Alex Jones' supporters and enemies are apparently vying to buy his site at auction

(Newser) - Alex Jones owes more than $1 billion to the families of Sandy Hook victims, the result of their defamation and emotional distress lawsuits against him for spreading conspiracy theories related to the 2012 massacre. Bidders are already champing at the bit to scoop up the assets he needs to sell...

Baby Reindeer Lawsuit Against Netflix Is a Go: Judge
Baby Reindeer Lawsuit May
Proceed, Thanks to 5 Words
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Oct 5, 2024 6:00 AM CDT

Baby Reindeer Lawsuit May Proceed, Thanks to 5 Words

California judge rules that 'this is a true story' at start of Netflix series may suggest 'actual malice'

(Newser) - A defamation lawsuit against Netflix brought by a Scottish woman who says she inspired the hit show Baby Reindeer may proceed, per a California judge who has ruled on her $170 million complaint . Fiona Harvey claims that the series created by Richard Gadd—who also starred in the show, which...

Newsmax, Smartmatic Settle Defamation Suit Over 2020 Vote

Voting technology company has similar case against Fox after reaching deal with One America News

(Newser) - Newsmax has settled a defamation lawsuit filed by Smartmatic over the cable channel's false claims that the voting technology company rigged the 2020 presidential election to favor Joe Biden. Terms of the deal, reached as jury selection was underway, were not announced, NBC News reports. The trial was to...

Lawmaker Settles With Drag Queens, to the Tune of $200K

NH Rep. David Love falsely called one a sex offender, accused one of 'rubbing butts' with kids

(Newser) - A New Hampshire state lawmaker is about to be out $200,000 after a defamation settlement with two drag queens was reached. In a suit filed in April 2022 by Robert Champion and Michael McMahon, the two said that GOP Rep. David Love of Derry had accused Champion of being...

Baby Reindeer Creator Has Much to Say About $170M Suit

Richard Gadd says he was indeed stalked by Fiona Harvey for years

(Newser) - Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd has admitted the stalker in his TV drama was partly inspired by a Scottish woman who sued Netflix for $170 million last month. Responding to Fiona Harvey's defamation lawsuit, Gadd claims to have suffered "stalking, harassment, abuse and threats" at her hands. He...

Ex-PepsiCo Exec Is Suing Over Flamin' Hot Cheetos

Richard Montanez says he invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos, claims company ruined his career

(Newser) - A court case could soon settle a spicy dispute: Who invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos? A former PepsiCo executive is suing the company, saying it destroyed his career after questioning his claim that he invented the popular flavor of Cheetos. According to his lawsuit, Richard Montanez began working for PepsiCo as...

Reporter Must Pay $5K for Mocking PM's Height

Italy's Giorgia Meloni went after journalist in court over slam

(Newser) - For the record, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is somewhere around 5-foot-3, notes the BBC . She is not, as an Italian journalist jokingly suggested on social media, 4 feet tall. And now the journalist has been ordered by an Italian court to pay 5,000 euro, or about $5,500,...

Brett Favre Is Not Letting Suit Against Shannon Sharpe Go

Former Packers star is seeking to revive defamation lawsuit

(Newser) - Lawyers for retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre will ask a federal appeals court on Tuesday to revive a defamation lawsuit Favre filed against fellow Pro Football Hall of Fame member Shannon Sharpe, amid the backdrop of a Mississippi welfare scandal. A federal judge in Mississippi threw out the lawsuit in...

Judge: Man Was Defamed in Film About Finding King's Body

University official filed lawsuit over The Lost King

(Newser) - A former university official who complained that he was depicted as an "arrogant villain" in a movie about the discovery of King Richard III's remains under a parking lot has scored a win in his defamation lawsuit. A British judge ruled Friday that the portrayal of former University...

Trump's Memorial Day Post Spurs Response From Carroll Lawyer

After ex-president attacks writer again online, her attorney says 'all options are on the table'

(Newser) - Donald Trump spent part of the long weekend doing what he often does on major holidays—"launching CAPS-littered attacks on his perceived enemies," per Intelligencer . After wishing even the "human scum" of the US a happy Memorial Day on his Truth Social platform on Monday, the former...

Juror to Drag Perfomer: 'Sorry You Went Through This'

Eric Posey wins $1.1M in defamation suit against blogger who falsely claimed he exposed himself

(Newser) - A jury has awarded more than $1.1 million to an Idaho drag performer who accused a far-right blogger of defaming him when she falsely claimed that he exposed himself to a crowd during a Pride event in June 2022. The Kootenai County District Court jury unanimously found Friday that...

Biden Lawyers Warn of Suit if Fox Doesn't Meet Demands

President's son threatens litigation against network over 'intimate images,' debunked coverage

(Newser) - Fox News has been slammed with multiple big lawsuits over the past few years, and now, a new possible complaint—this one from Hunter Biden, with a letter from his legal team noting that he plans to sue if Fox News doesn't meet certain demands regarding past coverage of...

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