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Company: Fox Corp.
Current Parent Company: Fox Corporation
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Penalty: $787,500,000
Year: 2023
Date: April 18, 2023
Offense Group: miscellaneous offenses
Primary Offense: defamation
Violation Description: Fox Corp. agreed to pay $787.5 million to Dominion Voting Systems to settle litigation alleging that Fox News Network and its commentators promoted the lie that Dominion's voting machines were part of a conspiracy to steal votes from Donald Trump in the 2020 Presidential election.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: N21C-03-257 and N21C-11-082
Case Name: US Dominion Inc. et al. v. Fox News Network LLC and US Dominion Inc. et al. v. Fox Corp. et al.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: media
Specific Industry of Current Parent: broadcasting
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