Appeals Court Declines To Dismiss Smartmatic Lawsuit Against Fox News
deadline.comA New York appellate court declined to toss out Smartmatic’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News and personalities including Lou Dobbs and Maria Bartiromo.
The appeals court ruling — read it here — stems from Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion lawsuit against the network, contending that its personalties and guests amplified Donald Trump and his team’s unfounded claims that the election systems company rigged the 2020 presidential election.
The ruling was not on whether the network was liable for defamation, but that Smartmatic had adequately presented its claims to proceed to the next stage of litigation.
A Fox News spokesperson did not immediately comment. The network has argued that it is protected by the First Amendment, as it was spotlighting a matter undoubtedly in the public interest, as a U.S.
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