August 31, 2021
A federal judge has tossed a defamation suit against Twitter for allegedly portraying the owner of a computer repair shop as a "hacker," saying the court could not consider evidence such as a New York Post story that identified the man's business as the source of files leaked from President Joe Biden's son Hunter's laptop during then-President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.
July 21, 2021
A Florida federal judge expressed doubts Wednesday about a former Delaware computer shop owner's claims that Twitter defamed him when it blocked the New York Post's account over an article about President Joe Biden's son Hunter based on information allegedly found on a laptop left at his store.
April 21, 2021
Twitter has asked a Florida judge to dismiss with prejudice a federal defamation suit filed by the former owner of a Delaware computer repair shop where a laptop purportedly owned by Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, allegedly surfaced, saying none of the social media giant's actions were defamatory.
February 18, 2021
The owner of the computer repair shop at the center of allegations of incriminating materials supposedly found on the laptop of President Joe Biden's son during the 2020 election sued Twitter for defamation Thursday, claiming the social media giant implied he was a hacker when it blocked a New York Post story about the incident.