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6. Here's a Reuters story:

Tue Apr 18, 2023, 04:07 PM

Apr 2023

Dominion defamation case against Fox resolved, judge says

WILMINGTON, Delaware, April 18 (Reuters) - Fox Corp (FOXA.O) and Fox News have resolved a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems, the judge in the case said on Tuesday, averting a high-profile trial putting one of the world's top media companies in the crosshairs over its coverage of false vote-rigging claims in the 2020 U.S. election.

The resolution, whose terms were not immediately disclosed, was announced at the 11th hour, with a 12-person jury selected on Tuesday morning and the case poised to kick off with opening statements on Tuesday afternoon. Dominion had sought $1.6 billion in damages in the lawsuit filed in 2021, with Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis presiding over the case in Wilmington.

Davis had ordered a one-day trial postponement on Monday before the delay on Tuesday, apparently as the two sides hammered out a deal.

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, from executives including Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old media mogul who serves as Fox Corp chairman, and Fox CEO Suzanne Scott as well as on-air hosts including Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Jeanine Pirro.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/dominions-defamation-case-against-fox-poised-trial-after-delay-2023-04-18/

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Live Updates: Fox News Settles Defamation Suit, Averting Trial [View all] Drum Apr 2023 OP

Somebody blinked Marthe48 Apr 2023 #1

I'm sure it was Fox. Mr.Bill Apr 2023 #3

And they ll go right on lying like hell Beachnutt Apr 2023 #5

I suspect the additional evidence agingdem Apr 2023 #10

Many millions and moniss Apr 2023 #24

I should proof my posts...thank you agingdem Apr 2023 #42

I hope after these other lawsuits moniss Apr 2023 #49

They won't apologize. The Grand Illuminist Apr 2023 #39

I predict FOX will declare victory... agingdem Apr 2023 #46

I doubt it too Rebl2 Apr 2023 #16

Doubtful Rebl2 Apr 2023 #20

787.5 million. Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #32

They just about met in the middle. Mr.Bill Apr 2023 #33

Both sides blinked. former9thward Apr 2023 #68

What really sux about all this is we have to pay for that lawsuit SouthernDem4ever Apr 2023 #72

Shit. mobeau69 Apr 2023 #2

I'll second that rurallib Apr 2023 #13

I know. I was so hoping that Dominion would hold firm. AGH! crickets Apr 2023 #29

Here is the link BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 #4

Here's a Reuters story: Lasher Apr 2023 #6

CBS News has a non-"live updates" / non-paywall story BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 #7

good for dominion, bad for America Layzeebeaver Apr 2023 #8

Yes InstantGratification Apr 2023 #15

Being forced to tell the complete truth in front of a judge, Fox settles. N/T applegrove Apr 2023 #9

Dominion has more cases to file they say. They are about voting systems. applegrove Apr 2023 #30

They likely will go after the liars like Powell, Ghouliani etc. moniss Apr 2023 #51

Yay!! onetexan Apr 2023 #71

And they're suing the My Pillow guy, Mike Lindell. nt SunSeeker Apr 2023 #86

Lots of liars to choose from ExWhoDoesntCare Apr 2023 #75

Thank goodness, justice is averted again! Chainfire Apr 2023 #11

And once again rich white men buy their way out of a jam. rurallib Apr 2023 #14

All the justice money can buy. Chainfire Apr 2023 #18

Right. Who knows what evil would be unleashed if there was real justice. old guy Apr 2023 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author old guy Apr 2023 #56

No!! We wanted a trial to show the world what liars Faux News is! sinkingfeeling Apr 2023 #12

If they don't know by now they refuse to know. mobeau69 Apr 2023 #19

Would have really enjoyed this going to trial, but ToxMarz Apr 2023 #17

Next up, Smartmatic. Mr.Bill Apr 2023 #21

I expect that Dominion got a fat check, and Fox got favorable terms Shermann Apr 2023 #22

Damn Wild blueberry Apr 2023 #23

And yet again... MustBeTheBooz Apr 2023 #25

The judge imposed a special master to investigate Fox's actions. oldsoftie Apr 2023 #26

The shame is moniss Apr 2023 #27

Right? ShazzieB Apr 2023 #77

And here is Fox's website acknowledging the settlement (/sarcasm) ificandream Apr 2023 #28

Exactly. mwooldri Apr 2023 #37

ABC news stream saying $787 million settlement BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 #31

Fox has $4B cash on hand. $787.5M is the cost of doing business for Fox. SunSeeker Apr 2023 #44

I had seen an analysis the other day BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 #54

I wonder Quanto Magnus Apr 2023 #62

Dominion gets a pile of cash, but FOX is the real winner here...unless they had to admit wrongdoing. patphil Apr 2023 #34

They admitted it in their statement and pooped "highest standards" on top of the admission. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2023 #38

During the press statement BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 #40

Good, at least we get that much. patphil Apr 2023 #45

Almost all civil settlements like this BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 #60

I wonder if any evidence Dominion had that we haven't heard can be made public? Ligyron Apr 2023 #35

Dominion-Fox News live updates: Settlement reached for $787.5 million BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 #36

Will Fox have to admit they lied and announce on all shows they lied kimbutgar Apr 2023 #41

Nope. No admission. No apology. SunSeeker Apr 2023 #48

Thats bull shit! kimbutgar Apr 2023 #50

They actually admitted "publicly' BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 #58

No, they absolutely did not say they "agreed" with the ruling. SunSeeker Apr 2023 #81

Probably 99% of civil settlements BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 #83

Lawrence O'Donnell made me feel a lot better tonight. SunSeeker Apr 2023 #85

Excellent! BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 #89

The plaintiff was a corporation. SunSeeker Apr 2023 #82

They did acknowledge that the court's rulings that they lied were accurate. TwilightZone Apr 2023 #57

"We acknowledge" does not mean "we agree with." Weasels to the end. n/t thesquanderer Apr 2023 #73

Fox "acknowledged" a ruling. That just means they admit the ruling exists. SunSeeker Apr 2023 #80

There is an illusive benefactor(s) involved. The Grand Illuminist Apr 2023 #43

From Stephanie Ruhle's twitter feed ... aggiesal Apr 2023 #47

I am so... FeelingBlue Apr 2023 #52

They did admit it BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 #59

When this broke, Fox continued covering the "border crisis." Figures. Vinca Apr 2023 #53

Will they ever mention this in their coverage? If so, they'd probably spin it as a victory for Fox. TheRickles Apr 2023 #61

Damn - what am I gonna do with all this popcorn? Nelliedog Apr 2023 #63

Faux as usual is using weasel words moniss Apr 2023 #64

so they admit that they lied. but there was no public trial about their bullshit Javaman Apr 2023 #65

What about Rudy and Pillow Guy? twodogsbarking Apr 2023 #66

Dominion's lawyers said they are going after them next. nt SunSeeker Apr 2023 #87

Most cases are settled out of court. nycbos Apr 2023 #67

Yesterday I predicted they would settle soon Major Nikon Apr 2023 #74

I didn't think you needed a unanimous verdict in civil cases? nycbos Apr 2023 #76

Generally speaking, no Major Nikon Apr 2023 #88

Because of the amount required? nycbos Apr 2023 #90

I have no idea Major Nikon Apr 2023 #92

ratz trof Apr 2023 #69

money talks republianmushroom Apr 2023 #70

I wonder if they settled for fear that a trial might also reveal collusion with the Trump campaign? cstanleytech Apr 2023 #78

You couldn't find a site that's not paywalled? Mosby Apr 2023 #79

K & R.... Thank You for Posting This Stuart G Apr 2023 #84

Here's another IMPORTANT reason why Dominion may have taken the cash Wonder Why Apr 2023 #91