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Could they subpoena Bloomberg for their sources and sue them?
by ikeboy 8y ago
Could they subpoena Bloomberg for their sources and sue them?
- anon49124 8y agoIANAL, but this website mentions Chobani sued Alex Jones / InfoWars over allegedly defamatory, fictitious statements. [0] Perhaps Bloomberg can be sued for defamation by Supermicro if discovery can turn up evidence that the story was both malicious and intentional. 0. https://www.robertreeveslaw.com/blog/sued-fake-news/ https://www.robertreeveslaw.com/blog/sued-fake-news/
- bradleyjg 8y agoThe answer is complicated but boils down to: probably not. Both California and New York (the two most plausible jurisdictions for such a suit) have shield laws that create a qualified reporter’s privilege. That’s in addition to the constitutional news gathering privilege, if any (it’s an area where the case law is not entirely settled.)