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A federal judge has dismissed Newsmax’s high-profile antitrust lawsuit against Fox News, but the case is far from over. Judge Aileen Cannon, of the Southern District of Florida, threw out the complaint this week, ruling that Newsmax’s filing amounted to a “shotgun pleading.” The term refers to a legal complaint that improperly incorporates all previous allegations into each count, making …

Facebook Tweet Email Link A federal judge on Friday dismissed pro-Trump channel Newsmax’s lawsuit against Fox News just two days after it was filed, calling it a “shotgun” complaint. Newsmax’s lawsuit is a “shotgun pleading,” US District Judge Aileen Cannon ruled, using a term for disorganized complaints that fail to meet certain pleading standards. The lawsuit repeats its allegations in …