V oting machine company Smartmatic will go to trial later this month against right-wing network Newsmax over claims made on the network after the 2020 election—possibly

Smartmatic Corp. settled its defamation lawsuit against the conservative media outlet Newsmax Media Inc. over false reports that the voting technology company rigged the 2020 presidential election, resolving the matter days before a jury trial was set to begin.

The network and the voting machine equipment company reached a confidential settlement just as jury selection was scheduled to begin ahead of their expected trial.