From Khalil v. Fox Corp., decided Monday by Judge Louis Stanton (S.D.N.Y.):
The plaintiff in this action is Majed Khalil, a Venezuelan businessman. During the course of the events giving rise to this action, he was also referred to as "Khalil Majed Mazoud." Defendants in this case are Lou Dobbs, Fox Corporation and Fox News Network, LLC. Defendant Lou Dobbs is a Fox personality, who hosted the show Lou Dobbs Tonight. Defendant Fox News Network, LLC is wholly owned by Defendant Fox Corporation …. The Complaint alleges that Dobbs was under contract with Fox during the time period when the allegedly defamatory remarks were made. The Complaint also alleges that Fox controlled multiple social media accounts related to Lou Dobbs, including a Twitter account in Dobbs' name, which has millions of followers.
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