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Newsmax Settles Smartmatic Defamation Suit Over 2020 False Election Claims

Newsmax Media said on Thursday it had reached a confidential settlement of allegations that the conservative outlet damaged Smartmatic by broadcasting false claims that the voting machine company helped steal the 2020 U.S. presidential election from Donald Trump. The agreement …

Man Labeled as Predator in Louisiana Wins $160K Court Judgment

A judge awarded $160,000 to a Bayou Blue, La., man who said he was labeled a child sexual predator in emails and flyers sent by Houma police. The Courier reports state District Judge Johnny Walker ruled that the man was …

Maryland Councilwoman’s Blogger Suit to be Dropped

The attorney for a Baltimore councilwoman says she will dismiss her libel and defamation suit against a blogger. Councilwoman Belinda Conaway sued Examiner.com political blogger Adam Meister and his publisher for $21 million over a column that alleged she doesn’t …

New York City Maid in Strauss-Kahn Case Files Libel Suit

The hotel maid at the center of the now-teetering sex assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn filed a libel lawsuit Tuesday against the New York Post after the tabloid reported she was a prostitute. The woman’s lawyer, Kenneth Thompson, filed the …

Maryland City Councilwoman Sues Blogger for Libel

Baltimore Councilwoman Belinda Conaway is suing a political blogger and his publisher for $21 million for libel and defamation over a column that alleged she did not live in the city. The suit filed Tuesday alleges an Examiner.com column by …