Torts/Personal Injury
Apr. 19, 2023
Fox News’ $787.5 million settlement signals a new world of defamation and news delivery
Clearly Fox must have felt the jury would not believe the good faith of the reporting based on many internal documents and statements made by the Fox hosts. This settlement and case is just the beginning of suits to come in the future.
Joseph W. Cotchett Jr.
Founding Partner
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP
840 Malcolm Rd #200
Burlingame , CA 94010
Phone: (650) 697-6000
Fax: (650) 697-0577
Email: jcotchett@cpmlegal.com
UC Hastings COL; San Francisco CA
Joseph W. Cotchett is in the California and American Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame. He is the founding partner of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy and a former President of the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, International Academy, International Society of Barristers and a Diplomate in the American Board of Trial Advocates. He received a B.S. in engineering from Cal Poly Tech and his J.D. from the University of California Law, San Francisco. He served in the Army and was awarded the distinguished Legion of Merit for his service. He is an Author of several books on law and ethics.
Paul N. "Pete" McCloskey
Of Counsel
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP
Email: rumseyfarm@aol.com
Stanford Univ Law School; Stanford CA
McCloskey is a former Republican member of Congress from California and was the first member of Congress to publicly call for the impeachment of President Nixon after the Watergate scandal and the Saturday Night Massacre. He became a Democrat in 2007 and lives in Winters, California and New Mexico. He went to Stanford Law School following service as a Marine Corps Officer in Korea, highly decorated and wounded. He is now Of Counsel to the law firm of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy. A similar piece appeared in the Sante Fe New Mexican.
The defamation case against Fox News in Delaware Superior Court settled before trial yesterday for $787.5 million dollars. It's believed to be the biggest defamation settlement in our courts and will change the delivery of our news. In the new world of social media and the role of communication - defamation has become lost to the concept of inaccurate and quick news reporting for profits and followings.
Everyone is familiar with the claims...
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