Smartmatic and Newsmax settle defamation case involving 2020 election The two parties reached a “confidential” agreement just before a trial was to start.

Smartmatic’s case against Newsmax will test 2020 defamation claims The voting technology company will have to prove that allegations of fraud made by hosts and guests on Newsmax destroyed its ...

On Sept. 30, Newsmax will head into a Deleware court to defend itself against a defamation lawsuit filed by Smartmatic, a London-based voting machine technology company. Smartmatic says its ...

The pro-Trump cable outlet Newsmax and voting technology company Smartmatic settled a major 2020 election defamation lawsuit Thursday in a last-minute agreement to avoid a high-stakes trial.

A defamation suit over Newsmax's coverage of former President Trump's lies about election fraud could be a major blow to the network.

The defamation lawsuit brought by voting machine company Smartmatic against Newsmax over its reporting about the 2020 election will head to trial, a judge has ruled.

A major defamation case against Newsmax will proceed to trial later this month, a judge ruled Thursday, dealing a blow to the right-wing network and setting the stage for the 2020 election to be ...

Alison is a senior news reporter covering US politics and legal news. Voting machine company Smartmatic settled its lawsuit with right-wing network Newsmax on Thursday—the day jury selection ...

Smartmatic sued Newsmax for defamation over false claims related to the 2020 presidential election. The trial was supposed to begin next week.

Newsmax must be held accountable to the fullest extent under law. We look forward to going to trial and presenting our case,” Erik Connolly, Smartmatic’s lead trial attorney, said in a statement.

The pro-Trump cable outlet Newsmax and voting technology company Smartmatic settled a major 2020 election defamation lawsuit Thursday in a last-minute agreement to avoid a high-stakes trial.