A court in New York has rejected a bid from Fox Corp. to toss a lawsuit from voting systems provider Smartmatic against Fox News. The New York appeals court on Thursday upheld a previous ruling denying Fox Corp.’s request to have the case dismissed, according to multiple reports. Smartmatic sued Fox for more than $2 billion…

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Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corp. must face 2020 election defamation lawsuit, appeals court rules

A New York appeals court ruled Thursday that Fox Corporation must face Smartmatic’s mammoth defamation lawsuit over the airing of 2020 election lies on Fox News, dealing a blow to the Rupert Murdoch-controlled media giant.

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By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — A New York appeals court ruled Thursday that Fox Corporation must face Smartmatic’s mammoth defamation lawsuit over the airing of 2020 election lies on Fox News, dealing a blow to the Rupert Murdoch-controlled media giant. Smartmatic, the voting technology company that Fox News guests and hosts falsely accused of rigging the 2020 election, sued both Fox News and its parent company, Fox Corp in 2021. As p…

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Fox Corp loses bid to be removed from Smartmatic lawsuit against Fox News

Attorneys for Fox News asked a federal judge on Friday to throw out former Oath Keeper Ray Epps’ effort to resurrect his blockbuster defamation lawsuit against the network over a Tucker Carlson special about the Jan. 6 attack, where he spread false conspiracy theories. Epps, a Trump supporter who pl...

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A New York appellate court declined to toss Fox Corp. from Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion defamation case. 
	Smartmatic sued Fox News and Fox Corp. following the 2020 presidential election, claiming that on-air personalities and guests amplified false claims that it was involved in rigging the ballots. 
	In a decision issued today, the appellate judges ruled that Smartmatic had met the threshold for moving forward with its claims that Fox Corp. shoul…

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Fox Corporation Must Remain Part Of Smartmatic’s Defamation Case, Appellate Court Rules

The latest ruling represents a key victory for Smartmatic’s efforts to go after the right-wing media outlet over its promotion of debunked claims that the election was stolen from former President Donald Trump.

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Fox Corp. will face trial over 2020 election defamation lawsuit

The defamation case brought by voting technology company Smartmatic against Fox News can proceed, a New York state appellate court rules.

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Fox News headed for trial, again, over 2020 election fraud claims

“Fox Corp, the parent of Fox News Network, failed to convince a New York state appeals court to dismiss a defamation claim in electronic voting systems company Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion lawsuit over the network’s 2020 post-election coverage,” Reuters reports.

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