Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems Inc. are accelerating settlement talks on the eve of trial in the voting machine maker’s $1.6 billion defamation suit against the conservative news network, according to people familiar with the matter.
A Sunday night statement by Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis of a one-day delay to the trial was aimed at giving the parties more time to possibly reach a deal, the people said. Final jury selection and opening arguments scheduled for Monday were postponed to Tuesday.
At a brief hearing Monday morning to formally announce the postponement, Davis offered no explanation other than to say such delays aren’t unusual in long trials. Amid reporters hoping for news, the judge noted that it wasn’t “a press conference,” adding, “I don’t do that.”
