(CNN Business) – “This is the definition of defamation.” Also the CNN analyst lawyer, Laura Coates, and Erin Burnett are a leader of the noche cuando discutió la demanda de defamación de US $ 2,700 million of Smartmatic contra Fox News, the current presentadores de la cadena (Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo y Jeanine Pirro), Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell.
“When statements are made that are deliberately false, and the actions with malice, and in reality emanate a reputation and have financial consequences, then there are tens of thousands’ demands for defamation,” said Coates, explaining the seriousness of the lawsuit.
Coates is not the only one who believes that Smartmatic’s request represents a real deal for Fox. The University of Georgia’s media law professor Jonathan Peters signaled on Twitter that “the defamation law is prevalent when the plaintiff is a public figure and / or when the discourse involves an interest of public interest. In various ways, these will be key themes in litigation. “Pero Peters agrees that he created the” intelligent money “in Smartmatic.
There is a general consensus among legal experts to comment on the case of the Jews.
‘N Pesar de que Fox beskrywe la demande como «sin mérito», Powell la calificó de «politio manitbra» en Giuliani dijo que esperaba con ansias las pruebas, la Mayoría de los expertos créanien que tenía algo de fuerza.
“This claim is a legitimate, real-time amenity,” said CNN legal analyst Ellie Honig. “There is a green earth in it”.
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And Roy Gutterman, who directs the Tully Center for the Freedom of Expression at the University of Syracuse, is eco-friendly The Washington Post: «This sentence establishes a convincing narrative with more than 270 pages. It will be interesting to see how the accused mark their answers ».
This is not a request for perjury
Brian Stelter writes together: “The demands for defamation against media organizations are generally presented in a pendulum resbaladiza. The periodicals have good reasons to be concerned about this type of case. And the demands for pressures against editorial offices are a real problem. »
“I believe that it is safe to say that Smartmatic’s action against Fox is not a demand for perjury and has little to do with the news. It’s difficult for Fox to betrek ‘n sus anfitriones with a press release. This case is treated by professionals of the show that dieron will use the lies with a desperate intention to keep Trump in the power ».
“Information is coming only at this time”
When confronted with the lawyer of Smartmatic, Erik Connolly, of the family of the “pink rose”, about the case, the pressure on the plaintiff that his request should send a precedent that finally could give liberties.
His response was that the demand would be beneficial for the organization of legitimate causes.
“I believe that this is the type of case that has been presented to me in order to prevent misrepresentation,” said Connolly. “Information is only available at this time. This type of case can be a toolkit that the courts can offer that say: ‘We need reality. We want to inform the facts’ ».
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Stelter writes: “I call the attention that Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer representing author E. Jean Carroll, has The New York Times. Carroll asks for a Trump for defamation. Kaplan ‘declared that the profusion of defamation associates associated with the president fue opmerklik,’ there is the perception that speeches are difficult to win ‘».
“‘What has changed’, says Kaplan, ‘and the reason why we are living in many more cases of defamation than ever, is because, frankly, we are living in a world where people with legitimacy and authority appear no feel remorse some by deciding mentions descaradas’ ».
“On the other hand, this is the reason why other legal experts say that Smartmatic has a solid argument: they are explicit and easy to decredit. And it’s because you can see that it’s not difficult to try that Fox and his presenters know, or they should have known, that they’ve been telling lies, that there is a ‘real malice’ that the public figures have to deal with in cases of defamation … ».
The mentions have consequences
It is crucial to signal the consequences that the large amount of impulse conspiracy theories against Smartmatic has held for the company.
At its request, Smartmatic details some of the estimates: an oil supply against its employees, a “meteoric increase” in the number of cents and tens of millions of dollars in project growth.
The executive director and founder, Antonio Mugica, told me that “he has no other option” to present the claim. “The information campaign launched against us is devastating. For us, it is existential and we have to act ».