The Dominion suit may have been settled, but Smartmatic's case against Fox News is just getting started.
The complete terms of Fox News’ settlement with Dominion are not public yet. But it seems to leave unresolved critical issues that could have been decided in the jury trial. Specifically, the jury would have had to decide whether Fox News defamed Dominion knowing the statements were false or recklessly disregarding their truth or falsity.“We acknowledge the Court’s rulings finding certain claims about Dominion to be false,” the release notes. That wording admits nothing.
Meanwhile Fox News lawyers knew that any acknowledgment of wrongdoing in the Dominion case would have huge collateral damage. Because Fox still faces— which is seeking $2.7 billion in damages for allegedly defamatory claims about the 2020 presidential election.
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