Fox and Dominion resolve defamation lawsuit, with jury excused
abc.net.au/news/fox-and-dominion-reach-settlement-in-defamation-lawsuit/102239394Voting machine company Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News have reached a settlement in a high-profile defamation case in the United States.The resolution was announced at the 11th hour, with a 12-person jury selected on Tuesday morning, US time, and the case poised to kick off with opening statements on Tuesday afternoon.
Dominion argued that these on-air claims caused the company "enormous and irreparable economic harm". Judge Davis had ordered a one-day trial postponement on Monday before the delay on Tuesday, apparently as the two sides hammered out a deal."We acknowledge the court's rulings finding certain claims about Dominion to be false. This settlement reflects Fox's continued commitment to the highest journalistic standards," Fox said in a statement.
The deal spares Fox the peril of having some of its best-known figures called to the witness stand and subjected to potentially withering questioning.
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