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The judge overseeing Dominion Voting Systems’ billion-dollar defamation suit against Fox News ruled Friday that the case will go to trial, rebuffing efforts by Fox to have it dismissed before a Delaware jury is seated in mid-April.
Dominion’s $1.6 billion suit accuses Fox News of knowingly pushing false conspiracy theories about the voting machine company in the wake of the 2020 election, in order to combat concerns over ratings and viewer retention.
Attorneys for Fox News and Dominion presented arguments last week in dueling summary judgment motions each side had submitted earlier. Fox attorneys sought to have the suit dismissed before trial, arguing that the network’s election fraud claims were both newsworthy and a matter of opinion.MORE: What Fox News hosts allegedly said privately versus on-air about false election fraud claims
On Friday, Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis shot down Fox News’ arguments and found Dominion’s legal claims compelling enough to present to jurors at trial, which is scheduled to begin in the coming weeks.
