Legal Opinion
Libre by Nexus v. Buzzfeed, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 16, 2018No. Case No. 17–cv–01460 (APM)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Amit P. Mehta, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
This case arises out of the publication of a BuzzFeed News article about Plaintiff Libre by Nexus and an alleged federal law enforcement investigation into its business practices. In response to the article, Plaintiff filed this defamation action against BuzzFeed, Inc. ("BuzzFeed"), and its editor-in-chief, Ben Smith (collectively "Defendants"). Defendants now move to dismiss Plaintiff's complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and the District of Columbia Anti-Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation…
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