Netflix Beats Libel Claims from Panama Papers Law Firm
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Netflix s The Laundromat
A judge gives the streamer a First Amendment win with the conclusion that The Laundromat doesn t defame Mossack Fonseca.
Netflix has scored a First Amendment victory against a law firm that advises the rich and powerful throughout the world. On Wednesday, a California federal judge granted the streamer s motion to strike libels claims made by the law firm of Mossack Fonseca over
The Laundromat.
Mossack Fonseca is the Panama City firm that had millions of its client documents exposed back in 2016. The so-called Panama Papers shed light on international off-shore tax maneuvering, and many investigative journalists followed with exposes. That includes Jake Bernstein, who authored