Judge Dismisses Newsmax Suit, Sets Thursday Deadline to Refile

Judge Aileen Cannon of the U.S. District Court for Southern Florida on Friday dismissed without prejudice Newsmax's antitrust lawsuit against Fox Corp. and gave Newsmax until Thursday to file an amended complaint. Cannon said in the order (docket 9:25-cv-81091) that the problem with Newsmax's suit as written is that the second, third, fourth and fifth counts in the complaint incorporate the preceding allegations, which isn't permitted. In the suit filed last week, Newsmax alleged that Fox is unlawfully monopolizing the right-leaning pay-TV news marketplace (see 2509030015).