Lachlan Murdoch, the chief govt of Fox Company, dropped his defamation swimsuit in opposition to an Australian writer on Thursday, two days after his firm settled a blockbuster libel swimsuit in opposition to them.
Mr. Murdoch sued Personal Media, which owns the information web site Crikey, in August over an opinion piece revealed by Crikey in June that linked the Murdoch household to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on the U.S. Capitol.
The opinion article was headlined: “Trump is a confirmed unhinged traitor. And Murdoch…