Tag Archives: Defamation

ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library as part of a settlement in a defamation lawsuit stemming from inaccurate statements by anchor George Stephanopoulos. The settlement also includes a $1 million payment for legal fees to Trump’s attorney, Alejandro Brito. The controversy began after …

Jimmy Williams Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, once a prominent figure and legal representative for Donald Trump, has filed for bankruptcy protection in New York. This move comes after a jury in Washington, D.C., awarded an initial $148 million verdict against Giuliani for defaming two former Georgia election workers, …

Cecilia Lenzen, The Texas Tribune Aug. 4, 2022 A Texas jury on Thursday ordered conspiracy theorist and media personality Alex Jones to pay $4.1 million to the parents of a Sandy Hook shooting victim who sued him for defamation after he repeatedly claimed the school shooting was a hoax. Neil Heslin …

Smartmatic, on Tuesday, filed claims for defamation against Newsmax Media and One America News Network (OANN) owner Herring Networks. Smartmatic is seeking actual and punitive damages as a result of the disinformation campaigns conducted by Newsmax and OANN against Smartmatic following the 2020 US presidential election. The complaints were filed in …

Dominion Voting Systems is suing Newsmax, One America News (OAN), and former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne for defamation. “The defendants in today’s filings recklessly disregarded the truth when they spread lies in November and continue to do so today. We are filing these three cases today because the defendants named show …

Lin Wood, a personal injury and defamation lawyer who took up President Trump’s baseless election fraud claims in the 2020 election, is looking to become Chair of the South Carolina Republican Party. Wood only recently moved to South Carolina from Georgia about one month ago. “A compelling reason for my …

Sidney Powell’s attorneys filed a motion to dismiss Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.3 Billion defamation lawsuit. Powell is arguing that the conspiracy theories should not have been taken seriously. “Even [assuming] that each of the statements alleged in the Complaint could be proved true or false, no reasonable person would conclude …