A political display screen is published on the exterior of the Fox News head office on sixth Avenue in New York July 21, 2020.
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WILMINGTON, Del.– Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion character assassination claim versus Fox News has actually been postponed on the eve of its set up start date, an authorities for the court stated Sunday.
The conclusion of the jury choice procedure and the start of opening declarations, which were set for Monday early morning, have actually been pressed to Tuesday early morning at 9 a.m. ET, according to a declaration from Delaware Superior Court.
Spokespeople for Fox and Dominion did not right away offer declarations when requested for remark after the hold-up was revealed Sunday night.
Dominion, which offers ballot devices and election software application, declared it was disparaged by Fox Corp. and its cable networks after Fox aired incorrect claims that the business had actually rigged the 2020 election versus previous President Donald Trump.
Fox has actually argued that Dominion has actually not satisfied the legal requirement for character assassination, which the declarations made about Dominion on its air were secured by the First Amendment.
The Wall Street Journal reported earlier Sunday that Fox has actually made a last-minute push to settle the claim out of court.
Most character assassination cases settle out of court. But as just recently as Saturday, the possibility of Dominion and Fox preventing trial appeared as not likely as ever. “In the coming weeks, we will prove Fox spread lies causing enormous damage to Dominion. We look forward to trial,” a Dominion spokesperson informed CNBC on Saturday early morning.
Judge Eric Davis, who is commanding the case, stated in a declaration from the court that he will officially reveal the hold-up from his courtroom on Monday at 9 a.m. ET.
