Overview

• Newsmax disclosed the agreement in an Aug. 15 SEC filing, resolving Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation suit filed in 2021.
• A Delaware judge had previously ruled the at-issue statements were false and defamatory, with a jury to decide actual malice and damages before trial was averted.
• The company paid $27 million upfront, with remaining installments due by January 2027 under a payment schedule.
• Newsmax denied wrongdoing, defended its 2020 coverage, criticized Judge Eric M. Davis and Delaware’s courts, and urged Delaware-incorporated businesses to re-domicile.
• Dominion said it was pleased to settle, and case records showed internal Newsmax warnings about baseless claims; the deal follows Fox’s $787.5 million Dominion settlement and Newsmax’s roughly $40 million Smartmatic settlement.