Buzzfeed, Businessman Debate Fair Report Privilege In 11th Circuit Dossier Case

Mealey's (July 11, 2019, 1:44 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — In reply briefs filed July 8 in the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Buzzfeed Inc. and a man who was named in a 2017 article as a possible Russian hacking conspirator each offer arguments as to whether a trial court properly applied New York’s fair report privilege in finding that Buzzfeed was not guilty of defamation (Aleksej Gubarev, et al. v. Buzzfeed Inc., et al., No. 18-15295, 11th Cir.)....