A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit that El Salvadoran journalists had brought against leading spyware maker NSO Group. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit concluded that a district court that dismissed the suit — on the grounds that the California court wasn’t the right forum — abused its discretion.…
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Appeals court rejects attempt by Khashoggi widow to renew suit against NSO Group
An appeals court on Wednesday rejected a bid by the widow of murdered Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi to revive a lawsuit against spyware maker NSO Group, whom she alleged played a role in her husband’s death. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia had dismissed the suit from Hanan Elatr Khashoggi,…
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Judges strike skeptical note of NSO Group’s argument to dismiss case from El Salvadoran journos
A panel of U.S. judges considering an appeal of a ruling that went against El Salvadoran journalists suing NSO Group over alleged infections of their phone by the company’s Pegasus spyware appeared more skeptical Thursday of the vendor’s arguments than those of the reporters. Judge James Donato of the District Court for the Northern District…