A major defamation case against ... rejected Newsmax’s attempt to shut down the case, which was brought by the voting technology company Smartmatic, without even holding a trial.

"Smartmatic's claims against Fox are similarly impaired, unsupported by the facts and intended to chill First Amendment freedoms. We look forward to defending this case when it goes to trial," Fox ...

Newsmax still faces a defamation lawsuit from Dominion, which is set to go to trial in 2025. Smartmatic was dealt a major blow in its case against Newsmax just days before jury selection.

What Smartmatic’s suit against Newsmax means to Fox News Executives ... suit against the Murdoch-controlled network that could go to trial in New York next year. In pretrial hearings, attorneys ...

A Delaware judge said that a jury will have to decide whether Newsmax engaged in actual malice against Smartmatic ... that any part of Smartmatic’s lawsuit is going to trial as we believe ...

but the amount was disclosed in a Newsmax investor document dated March 7. Lawyers for Fox News are asking a New York state judge to throw out Smartmatic's defamation lawsuit against the cable ...

Smartmatic and Fox ... contrast to a separate defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox. In the months leading up to that case’s 2023 trial date, a trove of discovery ...

When right-wing network Newsmax and Smartmatic agreed to ... due to the ongoing defamation case brought by Dominion Voting Systems, which is set to go to trial next month.

Now, an appellate court ruling in New York state is allowing Smartmatic's parallel, $2.7 billion suit to press ahead. The same ruling also dismissed some counts against the network's parent ...

Smartmatic, the voting technology company enmeshed in complex defamation lawsuits against Fox News and Newsmax, has a powerful new financial ally: billionaire tech entrepreneur Reid Hoffman.