#defamationsuit — Public Fediverse posts

Defamation lawsuit takes a new turn as Kash Patel appeals the dismissal of his suit against ex-FBI official Frank Figliuzzi. A judge ruled Figliuzzi's claim about Patel's nightclub visits was rhetorical hyperbole, not defamation, raising key questions about public figure standards. Patel also separately sues The Atlantic. See the latest on this high-profile legal battle.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/14/fbi-patel-appeal-defamation-lawsuit-frank-figliuzzi.html #KashPatel #DefamationSuit #LegalNews

#MarilynManson Drops #DefamationSuit Against #EvanRachelWood

The disgraced #musician has agreed to pay Wood's $327,000 in #lawyersfees

https://consequence.net/2024/11/marilyn-manson-evan-rachel-wood-defamation-lawsuit-dropped/

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mike-lindell-lawyers-quit-owes-millions-1234841615/
Lindell's #DefamationSuit attorneys vs. #DominionVotingSystem withdraw, alleging he owes millions in unpaid legal fees; Parker Daniels Kibort said both #Lindell and #MyPillow stopped paying:
“…they are not able to get caught up with or make any payment on the large amount they owe in arrears nor pay for anywhere near the estimated expense of continuing to defend against the lawsuits going forward, including either the legal fees or litigation costs…”

Trump Judge Tosses Trump’s “Big Lie” Defamation Suit Against CNN
Trump Judge Anuraag “Raag” Singhal ruled Friday that Trump’s 2022 defamation case against CNN couldn’t stand, and he granted the network’s motion to dismiss the case with prejudice. Singhal, who Trump appointed to the federal bench in 2019, said that the comments made on CNN didn’t meet the
https://newsviews.online/2023/07/29/trump-judge-tosses-trumps-big-lie-defamation-suit-against-cnn/
#TFG #CNN #DefamationSuit #TFG

Trump lashes out after Justice Department no longer says presidency shields him from defamation suit

https://apnews.com/article/trump-rape-carroll-trial-57744c31ac08b2dba6e1b65efc85604d

#TrumpLashesOut #JusticeDepartment #DefamationSuit #PresidencyShield #CarrollTrial #RapeLawsuit #Politics #News

Column: Kari Lake is a deceitful fraud. Now she’ll have to defend her lies in court

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-06-28/kari-lake-arizona-defamation-suit-trump-big-lie

#KariLake #DefamationSuit #Trump #BigLie #Arizona #Court #Politics #News

#AlexJones
April 16, 2018 #LeonardPozner and #VeroniqueDeLaRosa, parents of #victim #NoahPozner, filed a #defamationsuit against Jones, #Infowars and #FreeSpeechSystems in #TravisCounty, #Texas.[241] Pozner, who has been forced to move several times to avoid #harassment and #deaththreats, was accused by Jones of being a #crisisactor.[242]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Jones#Pozner_and_De_La_Rosa_vs._Jones