May 23, 2017
A Florida federal judge on Monday declined Buzzfeed's request to dismiss or transfer a Russian technology executive's defamation suit over the publication of his name in a dossier related to President Donald Trump, finding sufficient contacts existed with the Sunshine State.
March 28, 2017
Buzzfeed Inc. can't suddenly plead ignorance of where Florida is just to avoid facing a lawsuit, a Russian technology executive argued in a filing that employed clickbait-worthy tactics, including Buzzfeed-like lists and a photograph of a kitten, as part of his bid to keep his defamation suit against the company in the Sunshine State.
March 15, 2017
A Russian technology executive's defamation lawsuit against Buzzfeed for publishing a dossier alleging Russia has compromising information on President Donald Trump without redacting his name has no business being decided in Florida federal court and should be dismissed or moved to New York, the media company argued on Tuesday.
February 28, 2017
A Russian technology executive named in a dossier alleging Russia has compromising information on President Donald Trump says BuzzFeed and its editor-in-chief defamed him and his companies by publishing the unverified report without meaningful redactions, according to a suit that landed in Florida federal court Tuesday.