Buzzfeed Seeks Dismissal Of Defamation Suit Over Russian Hacking Article

Mealey's (March 15, 2017, 12:06 PM EDT) -- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In a March 14 motion in Florida federal court, New York media firm Buzzfeed Inc. seeks dismissal of a defamation lawsuit over its January online publication of an article over purported Russian attempts to hack the Democratic National Committee (DNC), asserting a lack of jurisdiction because the dispute “has nothing to do with Florida” (Aleksej Gubarev, et al. v. Buzzfeed Inc., et al., No. 0:17-cv-60426, S.D. Fla.)....