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California Gov. Newsom suing Fox News for $787 million for defamation

Friday, June 27 by ABC News

(DELAWARE) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom is suing Fox News for $787 million for defamation.Newsom's allegations stem from Fox News host Jesse Watters' coverage of the battle between the governor and President Donald Trump when the Trump administration sent the California National Guard to Los... Read More.

Fox News, Smartmatic file dueling motions for summary judgment in defamation case

Thursday, May 1 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Years after the 2020 election and in the wake of a landmark $787 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, Fox News is continuing to fight back against a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit brought by voting machine company Smartmatic.Fox wrote a clear... Read More.

Judge finds Mike Lindell in contempt for failing to turn over documents in Smartmatic defamation case

Thursday, March 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Minnesota has found MyPillow CEO and Trump ally Mike Lindell in contempt of court for failing to provide discovery and financial documents in the defamation case brought by voting machine company Smartmatic.Smartmatic sued Lindell for defamation in 2022,... Read More.

Jay-Z files defamation lawsuit against former accuser, her attorneys

Tuesday, March 4 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter filed a defamation suit Monday against an Alabama woman who claimed he raped her when she was 13 in a since-withdrawn civil lawsuit.Carter's lawsuit said the woman, identified as Jane Doe, timed her claim "to inflict maximum pain... Read More.

Rudy Giuliani satisfies Fulton County election workers $148 million defamation case

Tuesday, February 25 by ABC News

(FULTON COUNTY, GA) -- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Monday satisfied the judgment against him that required him to pay two Fulton County election workers a total of $148 million for defamation.A jury found Giuliani liable in 2023 for defaming Ruby... Read More.

Immunity does not shield Trump from $83M defamation judgment, Carrolls attorney argues

Tuesday, January 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Presidential immunity does not protect Donald Trump from having to pay tens of millions of dollars in damages after being held liable for defaming magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll, a lawyer for Carroll told a federal appeals court in a filing... Read More.

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