Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in September. Republican representative Devin Nunes sued CNN for $435 million Monday claiming the network defamed Nunes when it reported he traveled to Vienna and met with Viktor Shokin, the former top Ukrainian prosecutor that Joe Biden helped oust in 2016; Nunes says the story is untrue, while CNN claims it reportedly asked him to comment before publishing. Other claims this year: On December 4 motivational speaker Tony Robbins filed a libel suit in Ireland against Buzzfeed for reporting on his alleged sexual misconduct (which he denies). Key background: The number of big media lawsuits filed this year is due to multiple factors, according to David Heller, an attorney and deputy director of the Media Law Resource Center. Heller says one factor is fallout from the 2016 Hulk Hogan and Gawker case, which forced that company into bankruptcy.

Source: Forbes December 06, 2019 22:52 UTC