Well, no surprise really... a famous person with tons of money for legal expenses skates. Too bad though, she deserves consequences for all her lying and deceit. One can only hope she falls even further than being employed by yahoo.
Have to wonder if this judge was selected "randomly"... as he certainly seems to have a particular viewpoint about the background check question in general, and perhaps about civilian firearm ownership...
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/katie-couric-beats-defamation-lawsuit-gun-documentary-1009142Katie Couric Beats Defamation Lawsuit Over Gun DocumentaryA Virginia judge has just shot down a $13 million lawsuit against Katie Couric, Stephanie Soechtig, Epix and others associated with the documentary Under the Gun.
The film, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, provoked controversy because of one scene in particular. In it, Couric asks gun rights advocates, "If there are no background checks for gun purchasers, how do you prevent felons or terrorists from purchasing a gun?"
Under the Gun shows those being interviewed in nine seconds of silence.
In response, the Virginia Citizens Defense League attempted to make the case that this pregnant pause was defamatory. In a complaint filed in federal court, the group and its members alleged that the "manipulated footage falsely informed viewers that the VCDL members had been stumped and had no basis for their position on background checks.
On Wednesday, U.S. District Court judge John Gibney, Jr. shredded the complaint and granted a motion to dismiss.
"The plaintiffs' defamation claims fail because the interview scene is not false," Gibney writes. "Under the Gun portrays members of the VCDL not answering the question posed by Couric. In reality, members of the VCDL did not answer the question posed by Couric. They talked about background checks and gun laws generally, but did not answer the question of how to prevent felons or terrorists from purchasing guns without background checks.
The editing simply dramatizes the sophistry of the VCDL members."