WILMINGTON, Delaware, March 31 (Reuters) – A jury will decide whether Fox Corp defamed Dominion Voting Systems with false vote-rigging claims aired by Fox News after the 2020 U.S. election, a Delaware judge ruled on Friday, dealing a setback to the media company that had sought to avoid a trial in the $1.6 billion lawsuit. (Reporting by Tom Hals in Wilmington, Delawared; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
Delaware jury to decide if Fox is liable for defaming Dominion -judge
WILMINGTON, Delaware, March 31 (Reuters) – A jury will decide whether Fox Corp defamed Dominion Voting Systems with false vote-rigging claims aired by Fox News after the 2020 U.S. election, a Delaware judge ruled on Friday, dealing a setback to the media company that had sought to avoid a trial in the $1.6 billion lawsuit. (Reporting by Tom Hals in Wilmington, Delawared; editing by Jonathan Oatis)