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Adam Klasfeld Apr 19, 2023

Three prominent First Amendment lawyers uniformly agreed that Fox’s $787.5 million deal was record-setting, massive, and would be too painful for the network to ignore.

It's more than half of Fox's earnings from 2022.

Why they say you shouldn't believe the naysayers. https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/dont-get-it-twisted-foxs-787-5m-defamation-deal-is-record-setting-massive-and-painful-experts-say/

Don't get it twisted: Fox's $787.5M defamation deal is record-setting, massive and painful, experts say

Three prominent First Amendment lawyers tell Law&Crime that Fox's settlement was record-setting, massive, and would be too painful for the network to ignore.

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Zoomer Antimillenarian Apr 19, 2023

@KlasfeldReports So @Popehat you're quoted here saying that 'actual malice' would almost certainly not be covered.

Could the insurer potentially refuse to pay on the basis that Fox engaged in actual malice, and force a lawsuit? Or are the terms of such agreements usually construed to forbid that absent a direct verdict in the case that the liability was resolved in?

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Zoomer Antimillenarian

@KlasfeldReports @Popehat Insurers, after all, try to get out of making big payouts all the time, and I'm sure whoever the unlucky policy issuer is is desperate for any potential excuse to avoid paying $787.5M.