Newsmax Fights Fox's Motion to Dismiss Antitrust Suit

Fox's motion to dismiss Newsmax Broadcasting's antitrust complaint (see 2511260028) doesn't meaningfully grapple with the facts but rather "attacks a caricature of Newsmax’s complaint and ... relies on cherry-picked statements and documents," Newsmax told the U.S. District Court for Western Wisconsin this week. In an opposition to Fox's motion to dismiss (docket 3:25-cv-00770), Newsmax said its complaint offers ample details to show how Fox has monopoly power. Fox has used exclusivity agreements to prevent and delay competition, Newsmax said, adding that it doesn't have access to any such secret agreements. "For obvious reasons, the issues of antitrust injury, harm to competition, and damages typically involve full discovery and extensive expert testimony," and thus the motion to dismiss should be denied.