Fox News braces for more turbulence as second defamation lawsuit advances

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New York court greenlights $2.7bn suit against news channel by election company Smartmatic over 2020 presidential election lies

As Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation battles to contain the Dominion lawsuit scandal that has engulfed its top executives and stars, another crisis is building in the wings that has the potential to cause further turbulence for the media empire.

Smartmatic USA Corporation’s lawsuit against Fox News has attracted only a fraction of the attention garnered by the legal action of Dominion Voting Systems. Yet both firms are suing Fox for defamation related to its coverage of Donald Trump’s stolen-election lie, and both pose a serious threat to Fox’s finances and reputation.

In fact, on paper Smartmatic’s suit appears to be the more dangerous. It’s demanding damages of $2.7bn, compared with Dominion’s $1.6bn.

So far, attempts by Fox lawyers to have the Smartmatic case dismissed have fallen on stony ground. Last week the New York state supreme court in Manhattan gave the green light for the case to proceed against Fox News, the Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo, the former business anchor Lou Dobbs and Trump’s former lawyer Rudy Giuliani.

Smartmatic, a global election technology company headquartered in London, lodged its defamation suit in February 2021. “The Earth is round,” was the complaint’s striking opening sentence. “Two plus two equals four. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the 2020 election … ”


https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/13/smartmatic-defamation-lawsuit-against-fox-news

[dalton99a]

1. Kick

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2. Kick Ass

on Fox!

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3. Hahahahahahahahahaha! Couldn't happen to a more deserving group.

I LOVE the smell of karma in the morning.

[Lovie777]

4. And yet fake news, hate radio is still lying...................

[3Hotdogs]

5. Of the listed defendants, The Ghoul is the least likely to be able to pay anything.

By now, he probably can't even afford the nickel to put in the parking meter so's he can walk to the courthouse to defend himself.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

6. The lawsuit opening is hereby Nominated for The Academy's Legal Pleading of the Year.

Smartmatic, a global election technology company headquartered in London, lodged its defamation suit in February 2021. “The Earth is round,” was the complaint’s striking opening sentence. “Two plus two equals four. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the 2020 election … ”

Lol! Square Earthers and Election Denial…same folks! Beautiful and apt!

Smartmatic has deeper pockets than Murdock, or Dominion…this one may go to trial…keep an eye on it.

Not getting the ink in America, as British firm…another example of American media myopia.

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Despite this tough legal challenge, so far the wind is in Smartmatic’s sails. David Cohen, the New York supreme court justice presiding over the litigation, has indicated that the company has a strong enough case to go to trial.

In last week’s ruling, Cohen found that “at a minimum, Fox News turned a blind eye to a litany of outrageous claims” about Smartmatic. “Plaintiffs have pleaded facts sufficient to allow a jury to infer that Fox News acted with actual malice.”

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