"Judge Allows Smartmatic's $2.7 Billion Defamation Suit Against Fox Corp. to Proceed"

A New York judge ruled that Fox Corp must face Smartmatic's $2.7 billion defamation suit, while Smartmatic must also face Fox's counterclaims alleging the defamation claims are intended to suppress free speech. The ruling continues the lengthy court battle between the voting company and Fox News Corp over election conspiracy theories. The judge disagreed with Fox's motion to dismiss the claims, stating that Corp. employees played an affirmative role in the publication of the defamation, but also denied Smartmatic's motion to dismiss Fox's counterclaims. Fox had previously settled similar claims with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million.