The judge will not only allow defamation to proceed, she won't allow the First Amendment to bar a tortious interference claim, either. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large For those who have ...
A multibillion-dollar defamation trial against ABC has entered its second week, with jurors hearing from network employees. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large Late Tuesday, at a high-stakes ...
More than 5 years after their reports on so-called pink slime, ABC News will have its day in court. In early 2012, ABC News aired several stories on lean finely-textured beef which critics have called ...
In September of last year, ABC News was hit with a lawsuit over a “World News” report that referred to “lean, finely textured beef” as “pink slime.” The suit was filed in South Dakota, which is the ...
A South Dakota judge on Thursday gave the green light to one of the most high-stakes defamation lawsuits in U.S. history. Judge Cheryle Gering denied ABC News’ motion to dismiss the $1.2 billion ...