North Carolina's second-highest court has decided not to take a case of a city government accusing a company of slander.
Former North Carolina Lt.Gov. Mark Robinson has dropped his defamation lawsuit against CNN and a former porn store clerk. Robinson’s lawyers filed a one-sentence notice of dismissal Friday in federal court.
CNN takes aim at former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s legal arguments in the latest federal court filing tied to Robinson’s defamation lawsuit against the cable news outlet. CNN is asking a judge to dismiss Robinson’s case.
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson accuses CNN of attributing “vile and bizarre comments” to him “for sensationalist and spiteful purposes” and to ruin his reputation during his recent campaign for governor. Robinson offered those comments in a federal court filing Thursday in his defamation case against the television network.
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is urging a federal judge to return his defamation lawsuit against CNN and a former porn store clerk to state court. Robinson’s lawyers filed a motion Monday to remand the case to the state court system.
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and a former porn store clerk filed competing federal court documents this week in Robinson’s defamation lawsuit that also involves CNN. The lieutenant governor challenges defendant Louis Money’s attempt to have the case dismissed.
CNN has filed a motion to dismiss North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s defamation lawsuit against the cable news outlet. Robinson filed the suit during the closing weeks of his campaign for governor.
CNN wants a federal court to consider the lawsuit North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson filed against the cable television network. CNN filed paperwork last week removing the case from state court.
A hearing has been scheduled for Nov. 18 in North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s defamation lawsuit. The hearing will address defendant Louis Love Money’s motion to dismiss Robinson’s complaint. There is no indication that the hearing listed on North Carolina’s eCourts system will address the lawsuit's complaints against CNN.
The North Carolina Supreme Court raised concerns Thursday about a lawsuit targeting lawyers who helped file election protests after the state’s 2016 governor’s race. One justice described the plaintiffs as asking the court to “blow up” protections provided to people engaged in those protests.
State Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs will not take part in an upcoming defamation case stemming from the 2016 governor’s election. Riggs revealed Monday that she had recused herself from the case before defendants filed a motion requesting her recusal last week. The case Bouvier v. Porter is scheduled for oral arguments on April 11.
