In california, where amberherd and johnni dub both live, you can fil to dismiss a frivolous defamation lawsuit before a trial. But that is not part of the defamation laws in virginia,. which is why johnny dup was able to sue there instead. Increasingly, i think virginia's getting a bit of a reputation as a qod libel tourism state for that reason.
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This episode was produced by Amina Al-Sadi with help from Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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