Current:Home > MarketsTop lawyer at Fox Corp. to step down after overseeing $787M settlement in Dominion defamation case-InfoLens
Top lawyer at Fox Corp. to step down after overseeing $787M settlement in Dominion defamation case
View Date:2024-12-23 15:39:11
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox Corp. said Friday that its chief legal officer who oversaw a $787 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over defamation allegations is leaving the company.
Viet Dinh, Fox’s chief legal and policy officer, will step down effective Dec. 31, the New York-based company said in a statement. He will remain a “special advisor” to Fox Corp., it added.
Fox News, a unit of Fox Corp., agreed to settle the case brought by the voting machine producer in mid-April following weeks of pretrial disclosures that revealed the network had aired false claims about the 2020 U.S. presidential election, even though many within the company knew they were not true.
The company did not say why Dinh was leaving Fox Corp. Brian Nick, a spokesman for Fox, said the company had no comment beyond the statement.
Records released as part of the lawsuit showed Fox aired the claims in part to win back viewers who were fleeing the network after it correctly called hotly contested Arizona for Democrat Joe Biden on election night. One Fox Corp. vice president called the claims “MIND BLOWINGLY NUTS.”
During a deposition, Fox Chairman Rupert Murdoch testified that he believed the 2020 election was fair and had not been stolen from former President Donald Trump.
veryGood! (82)
Related
- 2 more escaped monkeys recaptured and enjoying peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in South Carolina
- Bank plans to auction posh property owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to repay loans
- Olympian Gabby Douglas Officially Returning to Gymnastics, Reveals Plans for 2024 Paris Olympics
- Project Veritas admits there was no evidence of election fraud at Pennsylvania post office in 2020
- Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow's Son Moses Martin Reveals His Singing Talents at Concert
- Judge in Trump fraud trial asks about possible perjury plea deal for Allen Weisselberg
- A foster parent reflects on loving — and letting go of — the children in his care
- Upending TV sports, ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery form joint streaming service
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Mixed Use
- Meta says it will label AI-generated images on Facebook and Instagram
Ranking
- What Republicans are saying about Matt Gaetz’s nomination for attorney general
- Amid backlash over $18 Big Mac meals, McDonald's will focus on affordability in 2024, CEO says
- Crew Member Dies Following Accident on Marvel's Wonder Man Set
- How the art world excludes you and what you can do about it
- QTM Community Introduce
- FAA tells Congress not to raise the mandatory retirement for pilots until it can study the issue
- A diamond in the rough: South Carolina Public Works employee helps woman recover lost wedding ring.
- Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher, tracking gains on Wall Street
Recommendation
-
Shaboozey to headline halftime show of Lions-Bears game on Thanksgiving
-
Census Bureau backpedals on changes to disabilities questions amid backlash
-
Turn Your Bedroom Into A Cozy Sanctuary With These Home Essentials
-
Lyft says drivers will receive at least 70% of rider payments
-
College Football Playoff bracket: Complete playoff picture after latest rankings
-
Brandon Aiyuk is finally catching attention as vital piece of 49ers' Super Bowl run
-
Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says
-
Key moments surrounding the Michigan high school shooting in 2021