Lawyers for the company, which faces a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit, are pushing for a judge to rule in their favor before a trial.
Category: Libel and Slander
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Fox Argues Top Executives Weren’t Involved in Voter Fraud Broadcasts
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Fox and Dominion Urge Judge to Rule on Case
The New York Times – Business:At the start of a pretrial hearing for the $1.6 billion defamation trial, the judge said he was still weighing whether to issue a summary judgment.
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Sandy Hook Families Are Fighting Alex Jones and the Bankruptcy System Itself
The New York Times – Business:As the families seek more than $1.4 billion awarded by courts for Mr. Jones’s lies, a New York Times review shows he is transferring millions of dollars to family and friends, potentially out of reach of creditors.
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Fox’s P.R. Woes May Not Directly Translate to Legal Ones
The New York Times – Business:Some of the unflattering private messages among the network’s hosts and executives may never become evidence when Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation case against Fox News goes to trial.
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White House Rebukes Tucker Carlson Over Portrayal of Jan. 6 Attack
The New York Times – Business:The Biden administration rarely criticizes conservative media stars by name, but a deputy press secretary declared that Mr. Carlson “is not credible.”
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‘Media Men’ List Defamation Lawsuit Ends in a Settlement
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Stephen Elliott, whose name appeared on a crowdsourced document containing allegations of misconduct against male writers and editors, filed his defamation suit against the list’s creator and its contributors in 2018.
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Conservative Media Pay Little Attention to Revelations About Fox News
The New York Times – Business:Even in today’s highly partisan media world, experts said, the lack of coverage about the private comments of Fox’s top executives and hosts stands out.
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Fox Leaders Wanted to Break From Trump but Struggled to Make It Happen
The New York Times – Business:Executives and top hosts found themselves in a bind after Donald Trump began pushing unfounded claims about election fraud, court filings show.
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Murdoch Acknowledges Fox News Hosts Endorsed Election Fraud Falsehoods
The New York Times – Business:The conservative media mogul made the remarks under oath last month in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox by Dominion Voting Systems.
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Fox Stars Privately Expressed Disbelief About Election Fraud Claims. ‘Crazy Stuff.’
The New York Times – Business:The comments, by Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and others, were released as part of a defamation suit against Fox News by Dominion Voter Systems.
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The Times Asks Judge to Unseal Documents in Fox News Defamation Case
The New York Times – Business:Most of the evidence in the case has remained under seal at the request of Fox’s lawyers.