Ken WhiteYes, we taped an episode this morning discussing whether Dominion might settle.
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Emily 🏳️⚧️@Popehat I admit surprise.
Especially given the settlement was less than a billion.
I don't know their financial situation or risk tolerance, but I felt they had Fox over far more of a barrel than that -- especially with brand new claims of Fox hiding information from discovery.
Ross (he/him)@EmilyGB @Popehat If I were going to guess, I would guess they figure that (a) actual malice is a tough bar to meet; (b) even if they win, getting a judgment for $1.6bn is far from guaranteed; (c) what has already come out in discovery is hugely damaging to Fox, and also (d) will be used in the *other* lawsuits going on against Fox; so all in all (e) getting half of what they were asking for and walking away is a pretty good outcome.