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Fox to Face Venezuelan's 2020 Election-Rigging Defamation Suit (Bloomberg Law)

A Venezuelan businessman can proceed with a defamation suit against Fox Corp., Fox News Network LLC, and Lou Dobbs, based on reports that he was involved in ...

Additionally, Khalil’s complaint adequately alleged that Fox and Dobbs “espoused and concurred in the charges,” the court said. Dobbs was believed to be a reporter of facts, and several of the tweets were capable of being proven true or false, it said. Fox didn’t show that it was entitled to a “fair report” defense based on its reporting of an “ongoing investigation,” the court said. Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, and Clement & Murphy PLLC represent Fox and Dobbs. They also said he was “a liaison with Hezbollah” who “executed an electoral 9-11" and a “cyber Pearl Harbor” against the US, according to the complaint. This doctrine protects organizations that report on serious charges made by responsible sources against public figures, it said.

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Hurricane Ian expected to become Category 4 storm before landfall ... (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)

Hurricane Ian's track has shifted south of the Tampa Bay area Tuesday evening, but the storm continues to strengthen as it moves toward Florida's Gulf ...

between Friday and Sunday, the hurricane center said. [Evacuations](https://www.fox13news.com/weather/know-your-zone-florida-evacuation-zones-what-they-mean-and-when-to-leave) have been issued in many areas along the West Coast of Florida. Navy said it planned to move ships and aircraft from its base outside Jacksonville. Tuesday and 1 p.m. FOX 13 Meteorologist Paul Dellegatto said storm surge predictions have reduced to 1-3' for Manatee County and counties north. In Florida’s northeastern corner, the U.S. Between 5 p.m. Transportation officials may open the outside shoulder lane when sustained traffic reaches below 40 mph. According to the National Hurricane Center, Ian will pass west of the Florida Keys Tuesday evening and approach the west coast of Florida on Wednesday. New hurricane warnings have also been issued to the south for Charlotte and Lee counties. [National Hurricane Center](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/) shows Hurricane Ian as a Category 3 storm, spinning southwest of the Florida Keys and northeast of Cuba. [Hurricane](https://www.fox13news.com/tag/weather/hurricanes) Ian's track has shifted south of the [Tampa Bay](https://www.fox13news.com/tag/us/fl/tampa-bay) area Tuesday evening, but the storm continues to strengthen as it moves toward [Florida](https://www.fox13news.com/tag/us/fl)'s Gulf Coast.

Judge green lights defamation lawsuit against Fox, Lou Dobbs (ABC News)

A judge says a defamation lawsuit against Fox Corp., Fox News Network and Lou Dobbs can proceed toward trial after concluding that a Venezuelan businessman ...

He wrote that numerous reports declaring the falsity of claims against voting machine manufacturers Smartmatic Corp. Lawyers for Fox and Dobbs had tried to convince U.S. Stanton in Manhattan to toss out the lawsuit before evidence such as depositions and emails could be reviewed, but the judge said Khalil had sufficiently claimed that his reputation was harmed by false accusations.

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Judge Allows Venezuelan Businessman To Move Forward With ... (Deadline)

A federal judge ruled that a Venezuelan businessman can move forward with his defamation lawsuit against Fox News and Lou Dobbs over claims that he was ...

But Stanton also wrote that Khalil’s complaint “adequately alleges that the defendants purposefully avoided the truth, given the amount of public information regarding the lack of fraud in the election.” Although Khalil’s lawsuit does not say that he informed Fox News of the falsity of the claims against him, “both Smartmatic and Dominion did so. The judge also rejected Fox News’ claim that it was protected by the neutral report doctrine, as the claims against Khalil were not made by a “responsible, prominent organization” but Powell, who was not a “responsible source.” That means that Khalil must show actual malice on the part of Fox News. Khalil filed his lawsuit last year, seeking $250 million in damages. Fox News argued that it was protected by New York’s fair report doctrine, which protects reporting on official proceedings and investigations. In his lawsuit, Khalil cited a Dec.

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Defamation lawsuit against Fox News, Lou Dobbs can proceed to trial (MarketWatch)

A defamation lawsuit against Fox Corp., Fox News Network and Lou Dobbs can proceed toward trial, a judge ruled Monday after concluding that a Venezuelan...

He wrote that numerous reports declaring the falsity of claims against voting machine manufacturers Smartmatic Corp. Lawyers for Fox and Dobbs had tried to convince U.S. [FOX, -0.86%](/investing/stock/FOX?mod=MW_story_quote), Fox News Network and Lou Dobbs can proceed toward trial, a judge ruled Monday after concluding that a Venezuelan businessman had made sufficient claims of being unfairly accused of trying to corrupt the 2020 U.S.

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Biden's office was concerned about 'political sensitivities' of ... (Fox News)

The counsel's office of Vice President Biden was concerned about "political sensitivities" that could arise from the release of his Senate papers.

"President Biden donated his Senatorial papers to the University of Delaware pursuant to an agreement that prohibits the University from providing public access to those papers until they have been properly processed and archived," Bothum said. This will not be immediately available because, according to the agreement with the vice president, they will not be available until two years after he has left public office." "The University is bound by, and will comply with, the agreement. Peter Bothum, a spokesperson for the University of Delaware, defended their decision not to release the Senate papers. Schwerin said that Monzack and Biden were going to discuss the terms of the Senate papers and determine who would take the lead between Monzack and "Jamie," which appears to be referring to attorney Jamie Gorelick, who served as a deputy attorney general in the Clinton administration and donated over $50,000 to the Biden campaign and Biden Action Fund in 2019 and 2020. "And all of that to be fodder in a campaign at this time." [defending his decision ](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-campaign-archives)not to release the Senate papers by saying, "There’s a lot of things that of speeches I’ve made, positions I’ve taken, interviews that I did overseas with people, all of those things relating to my job. We have a non-disclosure agreement that the library staff can process the papers, but they will not be made available to researchers or students. "When the papers arrive, it will take at least two years to process them. Another proposal was an "indemnification agreement related to claims arising from public release of the materials." "As you can see, the terms contained in the current draft are very favorable to the University," Oyama wrote. Monzack would later send Hunter Biden another draft of the agreement later in 2010, but it is unclear what changes were made.

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INVESTIGATION ALERT: Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP ... (Business Wire)

Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP (“Scott+Scott”), a national securities and consumer rights litigation firm, is investigating whether certain director.

If you are a Fox shareholder, you may have legal claims against Fox’s directors and officers. If you are a Fox shareholder, you are encouraged to contact attorney Joe Pettigrew for additional information at (844) 818-6982, or [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). Fox News personalities also made repeated misstatements about the nature and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Florida braces for major Hurricane Ian as storm strengthens in Gulf ... (FOX Weather)

After briefly weakening while crossing Cuba overnight, Hurricane Ian has started to intensify in the Gulf. It is forecast to strengthen into a Category 4 ...

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Hurricane Ian: Emergency phone numbers, apps Florida residents ... (Fox News)

Florida residents are advised to keep these numbers and apps handy as powerful Hurricane Ian bears down on the state as well as Georgia and South Carolina.

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Judge Advances Venezuelan Businessman's Defamation Suit ... (Law & Crime)

A Venezuelan businessman can pursue defamation claims against Fox News and its host Lou Dobbs over 2020 election conspiracy theories, a federal judge ruled.

“More damning, however, is that at no point did Dobbs or Powell attribute the statements about Khalil to an official investigation or a judicial proceeding,” Stanton wrote. Falsity of the claims against both companies would necessitate falsity of the claims against Plaintiff. The standard uses the word “malice” in an often misunderstood way: in First Amendment law, “actual malice” measures not whether reporters loathe their subjects; rather, it measures whether they seem to hate searching for the truth or published information they knew was factually incorrect. “Therefore, Khalil must show actual malice.” Fox News and Dobbs hoped to follow suit by claiming that they were engaging in fair and neutral reporting — and by asserting that the statements of opinion were not actionable. While the complaint does not allege that the Khalil himself informed Defendants of the falsity of the claims against him, both Smartmatic and Dominion did so.

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