Dominion is suing six others for defamation including Rudy Giuliani

The settlement agreement between Fox and Dominion Voting Systems on Tuesday was designed to send a message to those promoting bogus election claims and conspiracy theories in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election. While the high-profile defamation case netted an eye-watering $787.5 million against Fox, the Colorado-based company is far from done with its quest for exact financial damages. Based on court documents, six more defamation lawsuits are pending: right-wing networks Newsmax and One America News Network (OANN) and Trump loyalists Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Mike Lindell and Patrick Byrne. “I think it’s a big step forward in democracy if our system can send a signal that if media companies are lying – whoever they are or what channel they are on – and they do it knowingly, they will be willing to to pay a fine. very high price,” John Poulos, the voice technology company’s CEO, told Good Morning America on Wednesday. Read the full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11990417/Dominion-suing-six-defamation-inclusive-Rudy-Giuliani-Newsmax-OANN.html?ito=msngallery

Newsmax: Colorado-based Dominion Voting Systems was targeted by former President Donald Trump and his allies, filed a complaint against Newsmax in Delaware state court in August 2021, finding that the news outlet had “created an entire brand by defaming the company” . OANN: U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols has cleared Dominion’s lawsuit against One America News Network (OANN) and is expected to go to trial in 2024. , and “helped create and cultivate an alternate reality where … Dominion engaged in colossal fraud.” Pictured: Dominion Voting Systems ballot counting machines. Read the full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11990417/Dominion-suing-six-defamation-inclusive-Rudy-Giuliani-Newsmax-OANN.html?ito=msngallery

In a 1964 case involving The New York Times, the U.S. Supreme Court limited the ability of public figures to sue for libel. The court ruled that plaintiffs had to prove that news outlets published or broadcast false material with “actual malice” — knowing that such material was false or acting with a “reckless disregard” for whether it was true or not. That has provided news organizations with solid protection against defamation judgments. Yet the nearly six-decade legal standard has come under attack in recent years from some conservatives, including Trump and Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, who have argued to make it easier to win a libel suit. Read the full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11990417/Dominion-suing-six-defamation-inclusive-Rudy-Giuliani-Newsmax-OANN.html?ito=msngallery

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