Texas Judge Overseeing Elon Musk and X’s Defamation Case Against Smear Website Media Matters DENIES Their Motion to Dismiss
Texas Judge Reed O’Connor who oversees Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the smear website Media Matters for America denied their motion to dismiss the case on Thursday.
Media Matters submitted its dismissal request in early March on the grounds that X’s case lacked “personal jurisdiction,” an “improper venue” and the “failure to state a claim.” O’Connor dismissed all of those claims, according to court records.
Judge Reed O’Conner dismissed all three complaints by Media Matters for America (MMFA).
Engadget reported:
The lawsuit filed last year in federal court seeks damages from the media watchdog group over “maliciously manufactured” images reporting that X’s platform placed Neo-Nazi and white-nationlist content next to advertisers’ images causing advertisers to flee the site.
