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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLou DOBBS is still kicking and therefore able to be sued? Yay!
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https://news.yahoo.com/judge-green-lights-defamation-lawsuit-231935222.html
Judge green lights defamation lawsuit against Fox, Lou Dobbs
.... It said the former Fox personality joined with attorney Sidney Powell on a December 2020 show to claim that Khalil and three others designed and developed programs and machines to corrupt the presidential election. ....
He said the network's executives were also on notice that allegations regarding election rigging by Dominion and Smartmatic were false because they had received several emails from the companies and had conversations with Dominion.
.... The judge said Khalil may be able to argue to a jury that actual malice occurred because the defendants repeatedly maintained their claims about Khalil long after Powell's election fraud theories were challenged. ....
He said the network's executives were also on notice that allegations regarding election rigging by Dominion and Smartmatic were false because they had received several emails from the companies and had conversations with Dominion.
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Lou DOBBS is still kicking and therefore able to be sued? Yay! (Original Post)
UTUSN
Sep 2022
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Judge allows defamation lawsuit against Fox News, Lou Dobbs to move forward
LetMyPeopleVote
Sep 2022
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LetMyPeopleVote
(144,884 posts)1. Judge allows defamation lawsuit against Fox News, Lou Dobbs to move forward
This makes me smile
Link to tweet
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3665202-judge-allows-defamation-lawsuit-against-fox-news-lou-dobbs-to-move-forward/
A federal judge this week allowed a Venezuelan businessmans defamation lawsuit to continue against Fox News and host Lou Dobbs over statements accusing the man of helping rig the 2020 presidential election.
Majed Khalil filed the suit last year, alleging statements made on Dobbss Twitter account and by Sidney Powell on Dobbss show defamed Khalil by accusing him of executing an electoral 9/11 and helping change ballot counts in voting machines.
Dobbs, the Fox Corporation and Fox News moved to dismiss the case in January, arguing the statements were protected under the First Amendment and were not said with actual malice, the standard of proof required for defamation against a public figure.
U.S. District Court Judge Louis Lee Stanton denied the motion on Monday, saying Khalil is not a public figure and that his complaint showed enough evidence of false and defamatory statements to move forward to discovery in the case.....
Dominion Voting Systems filed a separate suit against Powell, asking for $1.3 billion for repeated statements she made following the election. A judge on Wednesday rejected Powells countersuit and previously rejected her request to dismiss Dominions suit.
Defamation suits by Dominion have also been brought against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and Fox News.
juMajed Khalil filed the suit last year, alleging statements made on Dobbss Twitter account and by Sidney Powell on Dobbss show defamed Khalil by accusing him of executing an electoral 9/11 and helping change ballot counts in voting machines.
Dobbs, the Fox Corporation and Fox News moved to dismiss the case in January, arguing the statements were protected under the First Amendment and were not said with actual malice, the standard of proof required for defamation against a public figure.
U.S. District Court Judge Louis Lee Stanton denied the motion on Monday, saying Khalil is not a public figure and that his complaint showed enough evidence of false and defamatory statements to move forward to discovery in the case.....
Dominion Voting Systems filed a separate suit against Powell, asking for $1.3 billion for repeated statements she made following the election. A judge on Wednesday rejected Powells countersuit and previously rejected her request to dismiss Dominions suit.
Defamation suits by Dominion have also been brought against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and Fox News.