Fox sued for $7 million by judge who lost his job thanks to erroneous report

[The Straight Story]

Fox sued for $7 million by judge who lost his job thanks to erroneous report

An Illinois judge is suing Fox Television after a local Chicago affiliate took aim at the lazy work habits of some of the state's judges.

The collaborative investigation by Fox Chicago News and the Better Government Association led to the reassignment of four judges, including James Ryan, a Circuit Court Judge in Cook County.

But now, in a defamation complaint filed on Wednesday against Fox, the Better Government Association, and various individuals who worked on the broadcast investigation, Judge Ryan says that Fox made a big error in its May 24th report.

The report claimed that the judge left work early and went home while still on the clock. To show this, the station showed his alleged vehicle in the driveway of his alleged home.

One problem.

It wasn't his vehicle nor his home. The judge says he wasn't even at his real home.

http://thresq.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/06/fox-sued-for-7-million-by-judge-who-lost-his-job-thanks-to-erroneous-report.html

[aquart]

1. Sweet.

[librechik]

2. good luck, Judge--wish a thousand more would join you

[brendan120678]

3. I typically can't stand it when local network-news anchors...

try to pretend to be big-time "Investigative Reporters."
Half the time, their investigating and reporting both suck.

[LisaM]

6. Boy, are you right about that

Here, they're always going after the ferry workers for some reason.

[rfranklin]

4. It has already been established that they can lie without repercussions...

I believe they had a judge in Florida rule that they could lie. I suspect the defense will be that they had no malice toward that judge. Just reportin' you betcha!

[rurallib]

7. I was wondering how tha ruling may fit in here.

Eff you Judge. Says right here Fox can lie with impunity. Next!

[laughingliberal]

5. Faux News. They never stop lying. nt

[Tempest]

8. A court said they could lie with impunity

http://www.relfe.com/media_can_legally_lie.html

[KonaKane]

9. Fox doesn't need facts. Remember, they are not in the news business.

No matter what they tell you.

"We don't do news. We sell a point of view."

- Roger Ailes

[nichomachus]

10. Misleading headline --- where does it say he lost his job?

[uponit7771]

11. Would love to hear the outcome of this one...