The case unfolded behind closed doors in state court in Reno last year, with most documents under seal.
The New York Times reports a Nevada commissioner has ruled against Fox patriarch Rupert Murdoch, whose family trust case played out in Washoe County.
Evidentiary hearings in the case are scheduled to run through Tuesday of next week.
Roger Ailes who transformed TV news by creating Fox News Channel, only to be ousted at the height of his reign for alleged sexual harassment, died Thursday, Fox News reported. He was 77.
Roger Ailes is out as chief executive at Fox News Channel and Fox Business, his career at the networks he built from scratch and ran with an iron hand for nearly 20 years over with stunning swiftness following allegations that he forced out a former anchor after she spurned his sexual advances.