Fox News Ordered to Face Suit by Deceased DNC Staffer's Parents

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Fox News must defend a lawsuit by the parents of a Democratic Party staffer whose unsolved 2016 murder touched off a flurry of right-wing conspiracy theories, an appeals court said Friday in reinstating the case.

The parents of Seth Rich sued Fox News over what they said was a “sham” 2017 story claiming their son leaked Democratic National Committee emails in the run-up to the 2016 election.

The suit over the report accused Fox News of intentionally causing severe emotional distress to the parents of the 27-year-old Rich. As of last year, the Washington DC police hadn’t identified any suspects in what they believe was a botched robbery.

Fox News’s May 2017 story, which it later retracted, cited unidentified law-enforcement sources for such a claim.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-13/fox-news-ordered-to-face-suit-by-deceased-dnc-staffer-s-parents?srnd=politics-vp

[hlthe2b]

1. Boy, would I like to serve on the jury deciding both the case and the punitive damages.

I'd love to see Fox bankrupted. Sean Hannity ought to be named as well.

[pandr32]

2. No kidding...me too!

[Initech]

4. Same!!!

Fox should be hung out to dry for this.

[stonecutter357]

3. K&R

[MagickMuffin]

5. This is how it's done

Sue them, they really can't defend their bullshit. I know they'll try but in the end they will lose.

[azureblue]

7. since Fox "news"

has gone to court, where they said they were an entertainment show, will this make it more difficult for FNN to claim 1st amendment, successfully?

[cstanleytech]

10. As long as Fox has a revenue stream of advertisers they will survive so if you we really want to be

rid of them and others like them we need to go after the advertisers hard.

[SWBTATTReg]

6. The parents deserve every penney and restitution granted by the Court. Scumbag fox and...

reporters continued on and on and on, when the facts didn't support any of fox and clan's reporting. False reporting, with intent to hurt. All for politics. I hope $billions are awarded.

[world wide wally]

8. Great publicity for Fox News

LOL

[spanone]

9. K&R...

[GoCubsGo]

11. Good! May the Rich family win.

And, my their settlement be so large that it bankrupts Fox, and places them in the dust bin of history.