Judge allows Trump defamation case against BBC to proceed but tosses one claim

First reported by BBC at Tue 7:18 PM · 7 outlets in all

1. Los Angeles Times(subscription required)1hJudge allows Trump defamation case against BBC to proceed but tosses one claimA federal judge in Florida ruled on Tuesday that Trump’s defamation claim could go forward, though he did not rule on the merits. The publicly funded British broadcaster had sought to dismiss the case.
2. New York Times(subscription required)3hJudge Allows Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit Against the BBC to ProceedPresident Trump is seeking damages from the British broadcaster over a documentary it conceded was misleadingly edited.
3. The Hill4hTrump declares ‘huge victory’ after judge allows suit against BBC to proceedPresident Trump celebrated a federal judge’s decision on Tuesday to permit his defamation case against the BBC to proceed. The president called U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Kuntz’s ruling “a Huge Victory against Fake News BBC, a terrible abuser of the truth” in a Truth Social post. In the Tuesday ruling, the Trump-appointed judge denied in…
4. CBS News8hJudge denies motion to dismiss Trump's defamation case against BBCA U.S. federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss President Trump's defamation case against the BBC, allowing the case to proceed.
5. Washington Examiner17hJudge denies BBC bid to dismiss Trump defamation lawsuitA federal judge in Florida has denied the BBC’s bid to dismiss President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the British broadcaster. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Kuntz, an appointee of Trump, determined that the president’s complaint plausibly alleged that the BBC “acted with actual malice” by editing two comments in a documentary that made
6. Guardian17hFederal judge allows Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against BBC to proceedTrump-appointed judge Jeffrey T Kuntz partially denies British broadcaster’s motion to dismiss over editFederal judge Jeffrey T Kuntz ruled on Tuesday that Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC can proceed, denying in part the British broadcaster’s motion to dismiss the case. The president’s $10bn defamation lawsuit stems from the BBC’s splicing together of disparate comments he made before the 6 January US Capitol insurrection, as rendered in a Panorama documentary called Trump: A Second Chance.“Accepting the allegations in the complaint as true, the Court finds Trump plausibly pled damages…
7. BBC17hJudge allows Trump's $10bn defamation case against BBC to proceedBut the court dismisses the other part of Trump's lawsuit that alleged the BBC had violated a Florida law.