Newsmax Paid $40M to Settle Defamation Suit Over 2020 Election Claims March 17, 2025 By Costas Pitas and Jack Queen Cable outlet Newsmax Media has paid $40 million to settle allegations it defamed Smartmatic by reporting false claims that the...
Newsmax Settles Smartmatic Defamation Suit Over False Election Claims September 26, 2024 By Tom Hals Newsmax Media reached a confidential settlement of a lawsuit by Smartmatic, the voting machine maker that had alleged it was...
Fox Can Challenge Smartmatic’s $2.7 Billion Defamation Claim Over 2020 Election January 25, 2024 By Erik Larson Fox Corp. can proceed with its claims that Smartmatic Corp.’s $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit wildly exaggerates the financial harm it...
Judge Rejects Newsmax Bid to Narrow Smartmatic Lawsuit Over 2020 US Election August 24, 2023 By Tom Hals and Helen Coster A Delaware judge on Wednesday rejected Newsmax Media’s bid to narrow the allegedly defamatory statements that the right-wing U.S. television...
Fox News Must Face Smartmatic’s Lawsuit Over Election-Rigging Claims February 15, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel A New York state appeals court rejected Fox News’ bid to dismiss a multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit accusing the network of...
Rudolph Giuliani Sues Smartmatic to Recoup Legal Fees in Fox News Lawsuit June 15, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel Rudolph Giuliani has sued Smartmatic to recoup legal fees as he defends against its $2.7 billion lawsuit accusing him, Fox...
Trial Date Set in Defamation Suit Against Fox News Over U.S. Election Claims April 13, 2022 By Jan Wolfe An April 2023 jury trial has been scheduled in Dominion Voting Systems Inc’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit accusing Fox News...
Fox News Appeals Defamation Ruling Over Election Claims, Countersues Smartmatic March 18, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel Fox News on Thursday appealed a judge’s decision to let voting systems company Smartmatic pursue a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit...