US EditionFox News, Smartmatic file dueling motions for summary judgment in defamation case
- On May 1, 2025, Fox News and Smartmatic filed competing motions for summary judgment in New York Supreme Court regarding Smartmatic's $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit.
- The lawsuit arose after Fox News hosts and guests amplified false allegations that Smartmatic rigged the 2020 presidential election for Joe Biden amid claims from President Trump and his lawyers.
- Fox argues Smartmatic had no significant U.S. Presence or profits before the election and was already a failing business, while Smartmatic asserts the network’s coverage destroyed its global contracts and reputation.
- Fox's legal filing states there is no evidence the coverage caused any customer to refuse business and calls Smartmatic’s damage claim speculative, while Smartmatic’s attorney described Fox’s motion as deflecting blame from the network.
- The motions seek to resolve whether Fox News acted with actual malice, and the case’s outcome could affect protections for media coverage of political claims and the limits of defamation liability.
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Fox And Smartmatic Seek Summary Judgments In Latest Filings In Defamation Case
Smartmatic and Fox News are each asking a New York judge to rule in their favor in the election systems company’s $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against the network. Smartmatic sued the network four years ago, claiming that its hosts and guests amplified claims that the company was involved in rigging the 2020 presidential election. Fox […]
Fox News motion claims Smartmatic had no good reputation to damage
Fox Corp, the parent of Fox News Network, filed a motion in New York state court Wednesday that would end Smartmatic’s defamation suit against the company on the grounds that it was already functionally worthless by the time on-air Fox News talent disparaged it. The Fox Corp motion for summary judgment starkly contrasts Smartmatic with its competitor, Dominion, which secured a $787.5 million settlement from Fox in 2023. “Unlike Dominion, Smartm…
Fox News, Smartmatic file dueling motions for summary judgment in defamation case - The Pulse of NH
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Years after the 2020 election and in the wake of a landmark $787 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, Fox News is continuing to fight back against a $2.7 billion defamation...
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