In March 2014 , Abdulrahman Alharbi filed suit for defamation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts against Beck and his business entities , The Blaze and Mercury Radio Arts , along with his distributor Premiere Radio Networks . Alharbi 's defamation claim arose from Beck 's repeated broadcasts " identifying Alharbi as an active participant " in the Boston Marathon bombing , even after federal authorities cleared Alharbi , who was injured in the attack , of any wrongdoing and confirmed that he was an innocent victim . In December 2014 , the judge rejected Beck 's attempt to have the case dismissed . In September 2016 , the suit was settled on confidential terms
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