RICH v. BUTOWSKY et al

  1. August 27, 2020

    Slain DNC Staffer's Brother Seeks Secret Tapes In Libel Suit

    The brother of slain Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich has asked a D.C. federal judge overseeing his defamation suit for full access to five recorded phone calls involving a conservative activist, a former Fox Business guest commentator and a private investigator hired by the Rich family to probe the murder.

  2. June 17, 2020

    Judge: Fox Reporter Deposition Fight 'Flattering For My Ego'

    A D.C. federal judge sarcastically said he found it "flattering" when a Williams & Connolly attorney characterized a recent order tossing a Fox News reporter's bid to stop her from being deposed in an ongoing defamation suit "as some big deal, path-breaking decision" that would have a devastating precedential impact on newsgathering. 

  3. April 01, 2020

    Fox Talking Head's Boies Schiller Suit Halted In Texas

    A federal judge in Washington, D.C., halted a defamation lawsuit in Texas federal court brought by a former Fox Business guest commentator and wealth manager against a former Boies Schiller Flexner LLP partner and an associate there, saying it's too similar to a lawsuit first filed in his court.