Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corp. must face 2020 election defamation lawsuit, appeals court rules
A New York appeals court ruled Thursday that Fox Corporation must face Smartmatic’s mammoth defamation lawsuit over the airing of 2020 election lies on Fox News, dealing a blow to the Rupert Murdoch-controlled media giant.
Fox must face $2.7B defamation lawsuit, court rules
Smartmatic sued Fox in 2021, accusing the media conglomerate of defaming it by mentioning its name among false claims of vote-rigging in the 2020 election.
Fox Corporation Must Remain Part Of Smartmatic’s Defamation Case, Appellate Court Rules
In 2023, Fox settled a similar lawsuit filed by another election systems company, Dominion Voting Systems, for $787.5 million. Before the settlement, Fox had sought to exclude Rupert Murdoch from testifying in person at a trial, but the Delaware judge rejected that request.
Fox Must Face Smartmatic’s Defamation Lawsuit, Appeals Court Rules
The voting-machine company seeks billions in damages.
Fox Corp must face Smartmatic $2.7 billion defamation claim
Fox Corp, the parent of Fox News Network, failed to convince a New York state appeals court to dismiss a defamation claim in electronic voting systems company Smartmatic's $2.7 billion lawsuit over the network's 2020 post-election coverage.
Fox News Loses Last-Ditch Effort to Stop Massive $2.7B Defamation Suit
A New York appeals court on Thursday rejected Fox News’ request to have Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against the network dismissed. The UK-based voting machinery company filed the suit in 2023,
Fox Corp. will face trial over 2020 election defamation lawsuit
The latest ruling represents a key victory for Smartmatic’s efforts to go after the right-wing media outlet over its promotion of debunked claims that the election was stolen from former President
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