It was over before it started. A freshly empaneled jury — and throngs of reporters — broke for lunch anticipating six weeks of trial, only to discover the parties had reached a settlement. The price tag? A staggering $787.5 million.
The deal ends a legal fight that began in March 2021 when Dominion sued Fox News for $1.6 billion, alleging the cable channel knowingly amplified “radioactive falsehoods” about election fraud made by Donald Trump and his supporters. Internal Fox News documents obtained by Dominion revealed panic over losing the Maga audience in the wake of Trump’s defeat. Company leaders chose to undermine the credibility of U.S. elections rather than risk the wrath of viewers.
I insisted from the outset that this case was fated for settlement. Fox News had too much to lose and Dominion too much to gain. But the case persisted, limping along to trial despite Judge Davis’ evisceration of Fox’s legal defenses weeks earlier.
The deal ends a legal fight that began in March 2021 when Dominion sued Fox News for $1.6 billion, alleging the cable channel knowingly amplified “radioactive falsehoods” about election fraud made by Donald Trump and his supporters. Internal Fox News documents obtained by Dominion revealed panic over losing the Maga audience in the wake of Trump’s defeat. Company leaders chose to undermine the credibility of U.S. elections rather than risk the wrath of viewers.
I insisted from the outset that this case was fated for settlement. Fox News had too much to lose and Dominion too much to gain. But the case persisted, limping along to trial despite Judge Davis’ evisceration of Fox’s legal defenses weeks earlier.
- 4/19/2023
- by Daniel Novack
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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