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1. It is very hard for public figures to win libel cases in the US

Reply to Jeff In Milwaukee (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 11:45 AM

Jun 2014

and the Bergdahls are public figures. The standard is that Fox would have had to know the stories were false or show no signs of having tried to find out if they were false.

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DU Lawyers - Bergdahl Family Libel Lawsuit? [View all] Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 OP

It is very hard for public figures to win libel cases in the US dsc Jun 2014 #1

Would wash OK in a UK court. dipsydoodle Jun 2014 #3

How would the Bergdahls be public figures? Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #5

I tend to agree that there should be a different standard for dsc Jun 2014 #7

Especially the son... Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #8

It's kind of a gray area. There is legal precedent for holding defamation plaintiffs The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2014 #10

There's that, and I notice the directive has gone out for the anti-Bergdahls to stop TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #2

The Bergdahls are public figures The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2014 #4

Tough...but... Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #6

NYT v Sullivan melm00se Jun 2014 #9