Smartmatic is looking for substantial financial damages in the case, which could be a devastating blow to the privately held Boca Raton, Fla.-based Newsmax. Smartmatic's lawsuit originally sought ...

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 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 ...

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

Smartmatic’s lawsuit originally sought $1.7 billion in damages, according to Newsmax attorney Howard Cooper, who said the figure is now between $400 million and $600 million.

News anchors work at Newsmax's booth during the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The network has settled with voting-tech company Smartmatic, which accused it of ...

Smartmatic’s lawyers have also emphasized a Nov. 12, 2020, email from Newsmax boss Chris Ruddy in which he said that “Newsmax does not have evidence of widespread voter fraud.” ...

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.

Smartmatic will not stop until the perpetrators are held accountable.” (In response, a spokesperson for Fox News said that “Smartmatic unsurprisingly chose to settle its case with Newsmax on ...

“Newsmax’s own people knew they had no proof that Smartmatic was involved in any type of fraud involving the 2020 election, and yet they continued to peddle that false narrative,” Smartmatic ...

"Smartmatic can hardly claim that Newsmax’s coverage harmed its reputation. This case is not about the left versus right, but about a free press being allowed to do its job," Daddi added.