Guardian - As Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation battles to contain the Dominion lawsuit scandal that has engulfed its top executives and stars, another crisis is building in the wings that has the potential to cause further turbulence for the media empire.
Smartmatic’s lawsuit against Fox News has attracted only a fraction of the attention garnered by the legal action of Dominion Voting Systems. Yet both firms are suing Fox for defamation related to its coverage of Donald Trump’s stolen-election lie, and both pose a serious threat to Fox’s finances and reputation. In fact, on paper Smartmatic’s suit appears to be the more dangerous. It’s demanding damages of $2.7bn, compared with Dominion’s $1.6bn.
March 14, 2023
Fox News braces for more turbulence as second defamation lawsuit advances
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Sam
You like most people are sucked in by a high "demand" in a lawsuit. A demand means nothing and is set only to pay attention. "Oooh. They want $2.7 billion. That is serious." It is intended to terrorize. is just bullshit. What matters is the damages you can prove. In the local rules of the US District Court for Maine a dollar demand in a complaint is prohibited for precisely that reason.
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