Viet Dinh, Fox's top lawyer who oversaw its $787 million Dominion settlement, is stepping down | CNN Business

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Fox Corporation's top lawyer, Viet Dinh, who oversaw the company's $787 million Dominion settlement, is stepping down, in a significant shakeup to its corporate ranks

“We appreciate Viet’s many contributions and service to FOX as both a board member of 21st Century Fox and in his role over the last five years as a valued member of FOX’s leadership team,” said Lachlan Murdoch, chief executive of Fox Corporation, in a statement. “We are grateful that he will continue to serve FOX as Special Advisor where we will benefit from his counsel.

Legal scholars were surprised that Fox Corporation had allowed the lawsuit to get so close to a trial, settling only in the final moments after a jury was seated. Since Fox Corporation did not settle the lawsuit before it entered more mature stages, the company was forced to participate in the discovery process, which produced embarrassing messages from the Murdoch family, which controls Fox, and other senior executives and hosts.

 

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