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The Fox News studios and headquarters in New York on March 21.

Judge rebukes Fox attorneys ahead of defamation trial: 'Omission is a lie'

Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis says he will appoint an outside attorney to investigate whether Fox News attorneys withheld key evidence in weeks leading up to defamation trial.

Rupert Murdoch introduces then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during the Herman Kahn Award Gala on Oct. 30, 2019, in New York. Attorneys defending Fox in a defamation case related to false claims about the 2020 election withheld critical information about the role company founder Murdoch played at Fox News, a revelation that angered the judge when it came up at a hearing Tuesday, April 11, 2023.

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Judge lectures Fox attorneys over dual roles for Rupert Murdoch

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A judge said Fox lawyers previously "represented to him more than once" that Murdoch was not an officer for the cable network. Such information "could have" led him to make different rulings, he said.

Attorneys for Fox argued on Tuesday that chairman Rupert Murdoch should not have to travel to Delaware to testify in a $1.6 billion defamation case against the network. The judge noted that Murdoch was planning to travel between four cities with his wife-to-be.

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Judge to Fox News: Don't make me 'look like an idiot' over Rupert Murdoch testifying

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The judge in a $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox seemed doubtful of the network's argument that Murdoch should not travel to testify. The newly engaged chairman plans to travel widely with his bride.

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Meet the judge deciding the $1.6 billion defamation case against Fox News

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Delaware Judge Eric M. Davis, known for his poker face, is overseeing both Dominion Voting Systems' lawsuit against Fox News and a similar case against the conservative TV network Newsmax.

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Port of Wilmington faces headwinds

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The 2018 deal leasing the Port of Wilmington to a private operator, Gulftainer, was hailed as a win– offering the promise of new jobs, private investment into the port, and millions in annual operating fees to Delaware.But contributor Karl Baker reports Gulftainer is facing some headwinds to reaching those lofty expectations.