'Shotgun pleading' nixes Newsmax's antitrust claims against Fox News

Andreea Neblea

Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A federal judge on Friday dismissed Newmax's lawsuit accusing Fox News of maintaining a monopoly on conservative news broadcasting on cable television. Newsmax on Wednesday accused the Fox Corp. and Fox News Network of violating the Sherman Act, Florida Antitrust Act and the Florida Deceptive Trade Practices Act by forcing cable services providers to feature Fox News and its less popular news outlets over Newsmax and other providers of conservative-oriented broadcast news. U.S.

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