As much as I like Nunes, and as much as I detest CNN, this is a nuisance suit with a fairy tale price tag.
It tells CNN that Nunes is mad at them, but I think the suit is going nowhere.
It just makes some lawyers some money for going through the motions.
Disagree.
It is SLANDER. This was a LIE reported as NEWS to injure Devin Nunes.
This could have more “legs” than you think.
Nope, the suit has merit on its face that CNN published about Nunes’ “travels” that are false and defamatory being they showed a reckless disregard for the truth.
As far as I know, CNN never took down the story or retracted it even though Nunes denied their claim of his travels in its entirety.
Nunes claims they did it intentionally for political reasons.
If the case makes it to discovery, just like the Sandmann case, CNN is in very BIG trouble.
It’s a ridiculous amount of money. I am sure his team will say the price must be high to deter future false, derogatory stories. But it seems like a ludicrous number, arbitrarily derived.
Agreed, unless he can prove actual malice which is very very difficult to prove... this is going nowhere.
If nothing else, it’s a relatively inexpensive publicity move and “campaign ad.”
#3. Disagree. If Nunes can show that CNN either knowingly lied about his supposed “trips” and “contacts”, or recklessly published accusation of such WITHOUT CONTACTING HIM FOR VERIFICATION/DENIAL, then he will win.
Lack of a normal “effort” to verify claims is actionable in a libel/defamation suit.
Hope Nunes is the new chairman of CNN and then fires everyone, puts out their names and addresses for all the world to see, and does not give any of them a job recommendation except for dogshit scooper in San Fran, LA and Seattle.
Yeah - just allow the bullies and other bad guys to walk all over you - and then wonder how they ended up enslaving you somewhere down the line....do you also think Neville Chamberlain was right?