Remove Depositions Remove Georgia Remove Punitive Damages
article thumbnail

CNN Losses Another Motion in Defamation Case as Court Orders Tapper to Appear

JonathanTurley

Worse yet, the court appears to have questioned the veracity of the host in a sworn deposition on his lack of knowledge over the financial subject matter of the deposition. I can certainly understand Tapper’s counsel in trying to block the deposition on finances. CNN has to travel from the state of Georgia.”

article thumbnail

Digging Out of a Mousehole: The Disney/ABC Settlement Reflects a New Reality for Media

JonathanTurley

However, ABC likely saw this as a no-win situation as it faced potentially embarrassing depositions. First, the settlement came just before ABC and Stephanopoulos were to be called for depositions, as ordered by U.S. The Georgia prosecution is falling apart over the conduct of the prosecutors rather than that of the defendant.