Voting Tech Firm, Conservative Outlet Reach Settlement in Election Defamation Case
The confidential settlement was announced just a few hours after jury selection began in the lawsuit filed by Florida-based Smartmatic against Newsmax.
Delaware Judge Sets Parameters for Trial in Smartmatic Defamation Lawsuit
Smartmatic claims that Newsmax program hosts and guests made false and defamatory statements implying they participated in rigging the results of the 2020 election.
Fox News To Pursue Claims That Voting Firm’s Defamation Suit Is Anti-Free Speech
Smartmatic says Fox News spread ruinous lies that the voting company helped rig the 2020 election against then-U.S. President Donald Trump.
Rudy Giuliani Files for Bankruptcy Days After $148 Million Defamation Order
Declaring bankruptcy likely will not erase the millions he was ordered to pay for making false statements about the election workers in Georgia.
Rudy Giuliani Ordered to Pay $148 Million in Damages to Georgia Election Workers
Giuliani had already been found liable in the case and he had conceded in court documents that he falsely accused the two former Georgia election workers of fraud.
Jurors Seated in Election Workers’ Defamation Case Against Rudy Giuliani
The case is among many legal and financial woes mounting for the once-celebrated mayor, who became one of the most ardent promoters of Trump’s election lies.
Legal Scholars Weigh In on the Lasting Significance of Dominion v. Fox
We asked five legal scholars — Samantha Barbas, Martin Garbus, Lyrissa Lidsky, Timothy Zick and Sandra Baron — to give their thoughts on Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit against Fox following the recent settlement reached in the case.
Fox Settles for $787.5M, Acknowledges ‘Certain Claims About Dominion to be False’
Fox must pay $787.5 million in a last-minute settlement agreement reached April 18 in Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News and its parent corporation, marking the end of a highly anticipated trial before it even began.