Fox Defamation Suits Expose Board of Directors to Fresh Risks

March 20, 2023, 9:00 AM UTC

Two high-profile lawsuits against Fox News over its coverage of the 2020 presidential election aftermath are spurring questions about how much responsibility Fox’s board of directors would bear for a court loss.

Voting-device manufacturer Dominion Voting Machines and global voting technology company Smartmatic USA are suing Fox Corp. for $1.6 billion and $2.7 billion, respectively, for allegedly blaming them for former President Donald Trump’s loss.

A handful of firms are already eyeing derivative suits against Fox Corp., Fox News’ parent company, to link allegedly defamatory claims by on-air hosts about the 2020 election results to a lack of board oversight. ...

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