Overview

• The lawsuit was filed in Collier County, Florida, against the National Enquirer, InTouch Weekly, and their parent company, Accelerate360 Media.
• Sheindlin asserts the publications misattributed comments made by an alternate juror in a Fox Nation docuseries to her.
• The disputed article suggested Sheindlin was pushing for a retrial for the Menendez brothers, who were convicted of murdering their parents in 1989.
• This is not the first time Sheindlin has had issues with the National Enquirer, which previously retracted false claims about her health and personal life.
• Sheindlin emphasizes the need for substantial damages to deter future defamatory actions by the publications.