A New York court has rejected Fox's bid to file a lawsuit against Fox News by voting system provider Smartmatic.
New York Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld the previous judgment denied Fox's request to dismiss the lawsuit; According to multiple reports.
Smartmatic is seeking more than $2 billion from Fox, accusing the top-rated cable news network of intentionally airing false information about its software to boost ratings after the 2020 election. filed a lawsuit.
The media outlet argued in court that the allegations against Smartmatic, promoted by President-elect Trump and his allies, were newsworthy and claimed that Smartmatic was inflating its financial valuation.
In a statement to The Hill, the agency said it is “ready to defend this lawsuit, which revolves around highly newsworthy events, if it goes to trial,” adding, “As the report prepared by our financial experts shows, “Smartmatic's claim for damages is out of touch with reality and is hard to believe.” And on their surface, they intended to chill First Amendment freedoms. ”
Smartmatic has issued subpoenas to several members of Fox's board of directors in connection with the case, and Fox last month filed a lawsuit against the U.S. federal government for bribery charges against the voting machine company's co-founder. It lost a bid to obtain a ton of information about the indictment. Philippines.
In April 2023, Fox agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787 million to settle a separate defamation lawsuit out of court.
Associated Press contributed
