Samantha Markle warned she faces ruin as ex-judge breaks down Meghan case risks
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The couple, who stepped down as senior royals three years ago, praised Nabiha Syed for winning the second-ever Digital Civil Rights Award, describing her as an "inspiration". Find out more HERE. "The anti-SLAPP statute only applies if you win on the initial motion to dismiss," he said.
Mr Epner, who practised law in this area, believes the case will go in Meghan's favour, as the claims made by Meghan do not appear to be grounds for a defamation lawsuit.
He said: "Under US defamation law, the defamatory statement has to be considered in the context in which it was said. You can't just strip out one phrase - that's not the way it works. "The lawsuit lists statements that Meghan made about Samantha in the Oprah interview, as well as sections of "Finding Freedom," a biography written by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, which has a chapter titled "A Problem Like Samantha. "Meghan's lawyers said to make a claim for defamation, Samantha has to allege facts that are provable.
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