A New York judge has ruled that Fox Corporation must face Smartmatic's $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit, while also denying a motion to toss out Fox News' counterclaim. The legal battle stems from Fox News' coverage of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, where Smartmatic, a voting systems company, was falsely accused of rigging the election. The judge's decision to let Fox's counterclaim move forward suggests that Smartmatic must also confront allegations that its substantial defamation claims are intended to suppress free speech.
Fox Corp. must face Smartmatic's $2.7 billion defamation suit, a New York judge ruled on Wednesday, denying a motion to dismiss defamation claims against Fox News' parent company. https://t.co/R0OuGTCVNg
Fox Corp. must face Smartmatic's $2.7 billion defamation suit https://t.co/aJC7DvUUMd via @NBCNews
Fox Corporation must face Smartmatic's $2.7 billion defamation suit, a New York judge rules. But Smartmatic must face Fox's counterclaims that the substantial defamation claims are intended to suppress free speech, the judge rules in a separate order. https://t.co/TmKrYmth0z
Fox Corp. must face Smartmatic's $2.7 billion defamation suit https://t.co/FsR7j1zy0t
Fox News, Smartmatic Handed Wins in Dueling Claims Over Election Falsehoods https://t.co/EPbdCfXGus
Fox was ordered to face a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit brought by Smartmatic, one of two voting technology companies falsely accused on Fox News of rigging the 2020 US presidential election https://t.co/cKx0nRO8B3
Judge Allows Fox Corp. As Defendant In Smartmatic Lawsuit, But Refuses To Dismiss Network’s Counterclaim https://t.co/aQKT8sYjcI
Judge rules Fox News can go ahead with counterclaim against Smartmatic https://t.co/5bN5xqKV7k
New York judge sides with Fox News on latest Smartmatic voting system fight https://t.co/RrPcAylwua
A judge in New York has denied a motion by voting systems company Smartmatic to toss a counterclaim against Fox News as part of an ongoing legal battle between the two companies over the network’s coverage of the 2020 election. https://t.co/f7jp4DXd9r https://t.co/Oyvn9BuGfr