Lawsuits Against Fox News

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Fox News producer who sued network over her Dominion testimony says she was fired, calls ex-coworkers ‘activists, not journalists’

The Fox News producer who accused the right-wing network of pressuring her into giving misleading testimony in the Dominion defamation case has been fired, she disclosed in new court filings.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/27/media/fox-dominion-abby-grossberg/index.html?

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Dominion wants Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and other Fox hosts and executives to take the stand at trial

Dominion Voting Systems said in a court filing Monday that it wants to put some of Fox News’ top executives and most well-known hosts on the witness stand when its $1.6 billion defamation case against the right-wing network goes to trial.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/28/media/fox-dominion-filing/index.html?

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Journalists Once Defended Fox as a News Outlet. But That Was Then

The Dominion lawsuit has exposed the network as an entertainment channel

https://niemanreports.org/articles/fox-dominion-lawsuit/?

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Here's what Fox News was trying to hide in its Dominion lawsuit redactions

Emails after the 2020 election show Fox's own "Brain Room" concluding the voting myths about Dominion were false, according to previously redacted slides released Wednesday.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/dominion-releases-previously-redacted-slides-fox-news-lawsuit-rcna77257?

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Judge: Dominion defamation case against Fox will go to trial

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge’s ruling Friday set the stage for a dramatic springtime trial on whether Fox News bears financial responsibility for airing false allegations that a voting machine company rigged the 2020 presidential election against former President Donald Trump.

https://apnews.com/article/fox-news-dominion-trump-election-lies-voting-42cae434c4cfadbbafe73d1f2bca8e4d

Dominion’s historic defamation case against Fox News will go to trial, judge rules, in major decision dismantling key Fox defenses

Dominion Voting Systems’ historic defamation case against Fox News will proceed to a high-stakes jury trial in mid-April, a Delaware judge ruled Friday, in a major decision that dismantled several of the right-wing network’s key defenses.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/31/media/fox-news-dominion-lawsuit/index.html?

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Dominion gets ruling to take Fox News to trial — and then some

Dominion Voting Systems on Friday not only beat back Fox News' attempt to skip a defamation trial, it won a summary judgment for some of its claims.

https://www.axios.com/2023/03/31/dominion-fox-news-trial-defamation

Dominion Voting Systems vs. Fox News: What you need to know about the U.S. election defamation lawsuit

Soon after Donald Trump lost the U.S. presidential election in 2020, Fox News began airing false claims that Dominion Voting Systems, a Toronto-based company, was involved in a large plot to steal the election.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-dominion-voting-fox-news-lawsuit/

Dominion wins rare judgment against Fox News on every legal issue but actual malice before blockbuster trial

In a “rare” ruling, Dominion Voting Systems scored blockbuster victories against Fox News on multiple issues before their upcoming blockbuster trial next month.

https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/dominion-wins-rare-judgment-against-fox-news-on-every-legal-issue-but-actual-malice-before-blockbuster-trial/

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Fox News reaches settlement with Venezuelan businessman in election defamation case

Fox News has settled a defamation lawsuit from a Venezuelan businessman who had accused the network of making false claims about him and the 2020 election, attorneys for the man and Fox News said Saturday in a court filing.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/10/media/us-fox-election-lawsuit-settlement-hnk-intl/index.html?

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Fox attorneys in libel case reveal dual roles for Murdoch

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Attorneys defending Fox in a defamation case related to false claims about the 2020 election withheld critical information about the role company founder Rupert Murdoch played at Fox News, a revelation that angered the judge when it came up at a Tuesday hearing.

https://apnews.com/article/fox-news-dominion-voting-lawsuit-defamation-election-03503aea01ba0036e7268744fa263687?

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Rupert Murdoch and Fox Corp. board members sued by investor over ‘stolen election claims’

A Fox Corp. shareholder sued Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch and several members of the Fox Corp. board of directors in Delaware on Tuesday afternoon, arguing that they violated their fiduciary duty to the company when they allowed Fox News to broadcast election conspiracy theories.

https://www.nbcnews.com/media/rupert-murdoch-fox-corp-board-members-sued-investor-stolen-election-cl-rcna79267?

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Judge in Dominion lawsuit appoints 'special master,' sanctions Fox News for concealing evidence

Jury selection in the trial to hear Dominion Voting Systems' lawsuit against Fox News wasn’t slated to begin until Thursday, but Wednesday brought fireworks in the courtroom of Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis. Davis not only admonished Fox News’ attorneys for hiding evidence related to network co-founder Rupert Murdoch, he determined that a special master would be necessary to review the evidence that Fox News is holding but has not yet shared with the court or Dominion.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/12/2163535/-Judge-in-Dominion-lawsuit-appoints-special-master-sanctions-Fox-News-for-concealing-evidence?

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Judge delays trial over Fox News and 2020 election lies

NEW YORK (AP) — Without citing a reason, the Delaware judge overseeing a voting machine company’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News announced late Sunday that he was delaying the start of the trial until Tuesday.

https://apnews.com/article/fox-news-dominion-trial-defamation-trump-election-1fc2d90792f811a5f0fb4f703e83fa9a?

Judge admonishes Fox lawyers over evidence gap in libel case

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The judge presiding over a defamation case against Fox News admonished its attorneys Wednesday for potentially withholding evidence and said he is inclined to order an independent review by a special master that could lead to sanctions.

https://apnews.com/article/fox-news-dominion-defamation-lawsuit-trump-election-20e668b60238b93b857aa63d56525c65?

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Fox, Dominion reach $787M settlement over election claims

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Fox and Dominion Voting Systems reached a $787 million settlement Tuesday in the voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit, averting a trial in a case that exposed how the top-rated network chased viewers by promoting lies about the 2020 presidential election.

https://apnews.com/article/fox-news-dominion-lawsuit-trial-trump-2020-0ac71f75acfacc52ea80b3e747fb0afe

Fox to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million to settle election defamation lawsuit

WILMINGTON, Del. — Fox Corp. and its cable networks agreed Tuesday to pay $787.5 million to Dominion Voting Systems to settle a defamation lawsuit over false claims that Dominion’s machines swayed the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/18/fox-news-and-dominion-settle-election-defamation-lawsuit-judge-says.html?

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The Dominion-Fox case has clear lessons—whether or not it settles 

In the end, if cameras had been permitted in the courtroom they wouldn’t have captured much—well, not today at any rate. Late last night, the judge in the case said that he was postponing the start of the trial til Tuesday, unleashing a flood of speculation that Fox was seeking a last-minute settlement, and refreshing yet another debate that has driven much coverage of the case: Would Dominion settle, and if so, should they? In recent weeks, some media-watchers and legal experts have maintained that a settlement is the likeliest outcome in the case, but others have argued that it wouldn’t be in Dominion’s interests to accept one at this point—particularly after a disastrous recent spell of pre-trial action for Fox in which the judge ruled that it aired false statements about Dominion, rebuked the network for the possible withholding of information, and opened the door to testimony from Rupert Murdoch, who owns Fox. “Preventing the Murdochs from taking the stand would likely be worth an inflated settlement,” Jeff Kosseff, a legal expert, told Brian Stelter, who is covering the trial for Vanity Fair, but there is “no advantage for Dominion to settle now.”

https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/dominion_fox_trial_settlement.php?

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How man on European cruise helped Fox, Dominion reach $787M deal

NEW YORK (AP) — Before pulling back from the brink of a trial, Fox News and Dominion Voting systems faced a stern deadline — not from an impatient judge or jury, but from a man on a Danube River cruise with his wife half a world away.

https://apnews.com/article/dominion-fox-lawsuit-settlement-election-a1b13a211d97966377743151255c6416

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Five top revelations from Dominion’s explosive court filing in Fox News lawsuit

A filing in Delaware state court by Dominion Voting Systems as part of the company’s blockbuster lawsuit against Fox News and its parent company contains never-before-revealed vignettes from inside the network in the days that followed the 2020 election. 

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/3863605-five-top-revelations-from-dominions-explosive-court-filing-in-fox-news-lawsuit/

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Dominion v. Fox News: What Just Happened?

That the cable network agreed to a 9-figure settlement isn't a surprise to many, but waiting until a lunch break after a jury was selected to seal the deal was an interesting choice.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dominion-v-fox-news-trial-settlement-what-happened-1235391988/?

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Senate Bill Would Stop Tax Deduction For Fox’s Defamation Settlement

New legislation from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse would end a tax writeoff for defamation settlements, following The Lever’s reporting.

https://www.levernews.com/senate-bill-would-stop-tax-deduction-for-foxs-defamation-settlement/

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? Shakeup at Fox

Fox Corp. said yesterday that its longtime chief legal and policy officer Viet Dinh would depart, months after Fox News lost a historic defamation suit to Dominion Voting Systems, Axios' Sara Fischer reports.

• Why it matters: Reports suggest that Dinh pushed Fox Corp. to pursue a trial instead of settling sooner, a decision that ultimately cost the company $787 million in settlement claims and tens of millions more in legal costs.

Fox Corp. said Dinh will step down from his position and become a special advisor to the company effective Dec. 31.

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Pro-Trump Michigan attorney arrested after hearing in DC over leaking Dominion documents

An attorney facing criminal charges for illegally accessing Michigan voting machines after the 2020 election was arrested Monday after a hearing in a separate case in federal court in Washington, D.C.

https://apnews.com/article/voting-machines-dominion-defamation-68d3f3a4e840ccb7a81d72837c4f6b3e?

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Newsmax

A Delaware judge ruled on Wednesday that Newsmax defamed Dominion Voting Systems by falsely claiming the company rigged the 2020 presidential election. Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis, who handled Dominion’s historic defamation case against Fox News two years ago, also ruled that the allegations against the right-wing network weren’t presented by hosts or guests as opinion. Although Newsmax denies any wrongdoing, the network agreed last year to pay $40 million to settle a similar defamation lawsuit from voting company Smartmatic. As to whether Newsmax will be found liable is a question for a jury to decide. That trial is scheduled to begin on April 28. In the Fox News case, Dominion agreed to accept a $787 million settlement, which was the largest publicly known defamation settlement in US history involving a media company. 

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Mike Lindell

A federal jury in Colorado has found Mike Lindell guilty of defaming a former employee of Dominion Voting Systems. Eric Coomer, who was the security and product strategy director at the voting equipment company, sued the MyPillow founder and conspiracy theorist for calling him a traitor and accusing him of stealing the 2020 election. Lindell and other allies of President Trump continue to falsely claim that his 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden was due to widespread fraud and blamed Dominion’s voting machines. The jury awarded Coomer $2.3 million in damages.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom sues Fox News over alleged defamation in story about call with Trump

California Gov. Gavin Newsom sued Fox News on Friday over alleged defamation, saying the network knowingly aired false information about a phone call he had with President Donald Trump around the time the National Guard was sent Los Angeles. Read More.

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Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

Dominion Voting Systems — the voting machine behemoth that President Trump and his allies baselessly attacked after the 2020 election — has been sold to a Missouri-based company run by a former Republican election official, Axios has learned.

https://www.axios.com/2025/10/09/dominion-voting-machines-sold-elections?