Friday, June 19, 2015

Glenn Beck lawsuit continues... He could lose Millions... Poor guy - guess he needs to quit calling people terrorists

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/06/19/judge-deals-another-blow-to-glenn-beck-in-defamation-lawsuit-against-him/

In 2013, Beck falsely accused Saudi national Abdul Rahman Ali Alharbi of being a “terrorist” who helped plan and carry out the Boston Marathon bombing. Even after law enforcement cleared Alharbi of any wrongdoing, Beck continued to paint him as a perpetrator, thus putting a stigma on Alharbi’s reputation and a target on his back.
So Alharbi filed a defamation lawsuit against Beck and his company, The Blaze, seeking damages. Of course, Beck and his attorneys fought to have the lawsuit tossed, but U.S. District Judge Patti Saris slapped Beck down and allowed the lawsuit to proceed. Beck “made numerous false statements about Alharbi on his radio show, even after he was cleared,” Saris wrote in her ruling late last year.
“As a private figure, Alharbi is not required to allege actual malice in order to make out a claim for defamation. Instead, the level of fault required on the defendants’ part is merely negligence… The facts alleged in Alharbi’s complaint easily permit an inference that the defendants were negligent as to the truthfulness of their reports after the authorities cleared his name. The Court need not determine whether the allegations create a plausible claim of actual malice.”

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