Fox Likely To “Pay Their Way Out” Of Smartmatic Suit

Axios reports:

Fox News’ $787 million defamation settlement with Dominion Voting Systems ends one lawsuit over the airing of election lies, but there are plenty more to come. In dodging a trial, Fox was able to spare its executives and hosts further embarrassment on the witness stand.

But the agreement also set a new benchmark for how much Fox is willing to pay to make such suits go away. “I think it sets Fox up to pay their way out, as it seems unlikely they will want to take other cases to trial,” said Shan Wu, a legal analyst and former federal prosecutor.

Most notably, Fox News faces a $2.7 billion case brought by election technology company Smartmatic. It also faces a lawsuit from former producer Abby Grossberg, who claims Fox News tried to manipulate her testimony during pre-trial discovery for the Dominion case

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