Meghan Markle's sister Samantha to fight defamation lawsuit ruling

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Samantha Markle is not giving up without a fight. Meghan Markle's sister is taking another legal shot at the Duchess of Sussex after her defamation lawsuit was thrown out, refiling the claims that the judge dismissed without prejudice. "It is unfortunate to see that the press has chosen to wrongly report on the Judge's ruling as a total win by Meghan," Samantha's lawyer, Jamie A.

Sasson, said in a statement to Newsweek, referring to the decision made last week on the case. "Upon reviewing the order, it is made very clear that the entire case was not tossed out, but in fact, the Judge is allowing Samantha the ability to amend her complaint within a 14-day period," Sasson continued. "This upcoming amendment will address certain legal issues that are related to our claims for defamation as it specifically relates to the Oprah interview on CBS." The statement concluded with "We vehemently oppose the narrative that the press has decided to spin in Meghan's favor and look forward to presenting an even stronger argument for the defamation and losses that our Client has had to endure." Samantha originally filed the lawsuit in 2021, requesting $75k from Meghan after she allegedly defamed her in two separate instances.

The first was in a book called "Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family," written by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand.

Although Meghan was not listed as an author or contributor for the book, Samantha claimed that she "contributed false information [about Samantha] to the book through her agent and press secretary." The judge dismissed this claim with prejudice as Meghan did not write the information that her sister had deemed problematic.