Following the decision, Smartmatic’s lawyer J. Erik Connolly said Fox News caused “catastrophic damage” to his client’s business and reputation. “This lawsuit will help to undo that damage,” he said. News Articles: Daily Beast:Judge Lets $2.7B Smartmatic Suit Against Fox News Proceed, ...
but in light of Tuesday’s settlement in the Dominion lawsuit, and the threatening prospects of the additional litigation still pending against Fox Corp., the shareholder lawsuit may now be even more interesting.Continue ReadingThe Derivative Suit Against the Fox Board Just Got a Lot More Interesti...
Smartmatic, like Dominion, filed its defamation lawsuit against Fox for spreading false claims that its voting software helped rig the 2020 election that saw Joe Biden triumph over Donald Trump. Smartmatic's suitalso specifically nameshost Maria Bartiromo, Jeanine Pirro and former host Lou Dobbs. Sm...
As 2024 got underway, a New York judge ruled that a $2.7 billion defamation suit filed by Smartmatic, another voting technology company, against Foxcould continue. As 2025 gets underway, a state appeals court has come to the same conclusion.The New York Time...
The law requires that we file in state court rather than federal court because Smartmatic and Fox News are both incorporated in Delaware. Who is representing Smartmatic?Smartmatic is represented by Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP. The lead attorney for our suit is J. Erik Connolly,...
disparagement suit against them. Trish Rich:Now Erik did you just get this as and I want to talk about — I understand this is your second defamation case, right? Erik Connolly:This is not my second defamation case I had a rather significant one that the team and I worked on several ...
“fox joined the conspiracy to defame and disparage smartmatic and its election technology and software,” the company wrote in its complaint, a story that “turned neighbor against neighbor” and “led a mob to attack the us capitol.” smartmatic’s suit targets some of the same characters ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Smartmatic won't be required to give Fox News a trove of information about U.S. federal charges against the voting machine company's co-founder over alleged bribery in the Philippines, a judge ruled Thursday.
Smartmatic won't be required to give Fox News a trove of information about U.S. federal charges against the voting machine company's co-founder over alleged bribery in the Philippines, a judge ruled Thursday. Fox News and parent Fox Corp. sought the inf
Smartmatic is represented by J. Erik Connolly and Nicole E. Wrigley of Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP. Connolly and Wrigley are also lead counsel for Smartmatic in its defamation suit against Fox News and its anchors, and Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani. ...