I thought that the court system was one of the pillars of the American legal system. If they didn't use the court system then there isn't really any legal alte

I thought that the court system was one of the pillars of the American legal system. If they didn't use the court system then there isn't really any legal alternative for non-government entities to exercise their judgement against each other outside of lobbying their representatives to make Fox News illegal? The facts were laid out and the chance for an independent to review and make judgement. Fox settled because they felt that the facts were not in their favour.