Gubarev et al v. Buzzfeed, Inc. et al

  1. March 14, 2019

    Russian Co. Tied To DNC Hack In Newly Unsealed Report

    An internet infrastructure company run by Russian tech exec Aleksej Gubarev played a role in the 2016 hacking of Democratic Party leaders, according to a report by a former government cybersecurity official that was unsealed Thursday as part of a defamation suit Gubarev had brought against BuzzFeed Inc.

  2. January 11, 2019

    FBI Must Answer Court On BuzzFeed Docs Despite Shutdown

    A Florida federal judge ruled Friday that the ongoing government shutdown will not give the FBI more time to file a position statement on unsealing documents used in a case against BuzzFeed over its publishing of a dossier claiming links between President Donald Trump and Russia.

  3. December 19, 2018

    BuzzFeed Beats Back Defamation Suit Over Trump Dossier

    A Florida federal judge on Wednesday ended Russian tech executive Aleksej Gubarev's defamation suit against BuzzFeed, ruling the website's publication of a dossier alleging ties between Russia and President Donald Trump is protected by the fair reporting privilege.

  4. December 18, 2018

    BuzzFeed Can't Use Public Figure Defense In Dossier Suit

    A Florida federal judge ruled Tuesday that Russian tech executive Aleksej Gubarev is not a public figure for the purposes of his defamation suit against BuzzFeed over the website's publication of a dossier alleging ties between Russia and President Donald Trump.

  5. November 01, 2018

    Russian Exec Fights NYT's Bid To Unseal Docs In Dossier Suit

    The Russian tech executive battling BuzzFeed in a defamation suit over its publication of a dossier alleging ties between Russia and President Donald Trump objected Wednesday to The New York Times' request to unseal documents in the case, arguing the sealed information is irrelevant and is just an attempt by BuzzFeed to defame him further.

  6. October 17, 2018

    NY Times Urges Judge To Unseal Docs In Trump Dossier Row

    The New York Times asked a Florida federal court Wednesday to unseal documents filed by both sides of a Russian tech executive's defamation lawsuit against BuzzFeed over its publishing of a dossier alleging ties between Russia and President Donald Trump.

  7. October 09, 2018

    BuzzFeed Says Russian Exec In Dossier Row Is Public Figure

    BuzzFeed told a Florida federal court Tuesday that despite Aleksej Gubarev's protestations, the Russian technology executive is a public figure for the purposes of his defamation suit over the website's publication of a dossier alleging ties between Russia and President Donald Trump.

  8. October 01, 2018

    BuzzFeed Wants Out Of Russian Exec's Defamation Suit

    BuzzFeed has asked a Florida federal court for a quick win in Russian technology executive Aleksej Gubarev's defamation suit over the publication of a dossier alleging ties between Russia and President Donald Trump, arguing in briefs filed publicly Monday that its article was a fair report that was clear about presenting unsubstantiated allegations.

  9. September 18, 2018

    Bar BuzzFeed From Public Figure Defense, Russian Exec Says

    Russian technology executive Aleksej Gubarev asked a Florida federal court Monday to block BuzzFeed from using the public figure defense to fend off his defamation suit over the website's publication of a dossier alleging ties between Russia and President Donald Trump.

  10. August 03, 2018

    BuzzFeed Wins Bid For Gov't Testimony On Trump Dossier

    A D.C. federal judge on Friday granted BuzzFeed's bid to compel certain testimony from federal government agencies and employees in its suit over an unverified dossier containing scandalous claims about information that Russia was said to be collecting to blackmail President Donald Trump.

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