Dominion will have trouble demonstrating damages as a result of anything Fox said. Did Dominion lose a single contract as a result of Fox's reporting? Even if they did, they will have a hard time arguing that state and local governments are depending on Fox’s reporting to vet the reliability of their machines. In fact, damage claims ironically end up working against the libel claim: If the government thought there was something to Fox’s allegations, this will make the allegations seem more plausible to a jury.
Of course, Dominion has already knocked millions off of their damages claim---a sign that they acknowledge on some level the very problem I am pointing out.
My remarks to this effect were met with insults. Insults coming from some of the same people whose comments suggest they don't understand the difference between civil and criminal cases. They really thought Fox executives would "get locked up." Assessing damages is a key part of any libel or slander case: This is basic law. Anyone who claims to understand libel law and doesn’t ask this question simply doesn’t understand libel law.