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Reckoning: The Duty to Correct Under RPC 3.3

WA Bar News

Fucile In the course of a case, litigators typically make all sorts of statements to courts on the facts and the law. 1 In other situations, however, litigators make specific representations of fact or law based on personal knowledge. 2 Some are in briefs, while others are made in open court. and the withdrawal rule, RPC 1.16.

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Fox News in Familiar Waters as Governor of California Sues for Defamation

Practice of Law

While the complaint was filed in Delaware due to that being where Fox News is incorporated, California defamation laws will come into play. Governor Newsom has indicated he will drop the lawsuit if Fox News issues an on-air apology for accusing him of lying and retracts its claims. This forces a very difficult decision on the network.