Voting company Smartmatic’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News and several of its anchors can move forward, a judge ruled Tuesday, also reinstating some claims against attorney Rudy Giuliani, as Smartmatic and rival company Dominion Voting Systems pursue a dozen defamation lawsuits over baseless election fraud claims about their voting machines.
Fox News (Smartmatic): Smartmatic sued Fox News and its anchors Lou Dobbs and Maria Bartiromo in February 2021, alleging they “engaged in a conspiracy to spread disinformation about Smartmatic,” and after a New York state judge ruled in March that the $2.7 billion lawsuit could move forward against those defendants but not against anchor Jeanine Pirro, an appeals judge ruled Tuesday that the case can move forward against everyone named in the suit, denying Fox’s motion to dismiss.
Fox News (Dominion): Dominion sued Fox News in March 2021 alleging the network had knowingly spread false news about its machines to improve failing ratings, and Delaware state Judge Eric M. Davis denied Fox’s motion to dismiss the case in December.
Rudy Giuliani (Smartmatic): Smartmatic named Giuliani as a defendant in the first lawsuit it filed in April 2021; a New York state judge allowed some of its claims to move forward against him but not others before an appeals judge reinstated those claims on Tuesday, and Giuliani has countersued Smartmatic in an effort to reclaim his attorneys fees in the case.
Rudy Giuliani (Dominion): A federal judge...
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