Overview

• The settlement resolves Dominion’s $1.6 billion defamation suit over false 2020 election claims aired on Newsmax.
• Newsmax said it paid $27 million last week and will make two additional payments over the next two years.
• Judge Eric Davis of Delaware Superior Court had ruled the network defamed Dominion, leaving malice and damages for a jury before the deal.
• In its statement and filing, Newsmax denied the allegations and said it settled because it did not expect a fair trial.
• The agreement fits a broader pattern of cases, as Fox News paid Dominion $787.5 million in 2023 and Newsmax previously settled a separate Smartmatic lawsuit.