A day after Fox News agreed to pay $787.5 million to Dominion, Fox officials said the network will be 'ready to defend' itself against a similar suit from Smartmatic.
The legal team representing FOX News leave the Leonard Williams Justice Center where Dominion Voting Systems was suing FOX News for defamation after a settlement was reached, Apr. 18, 2023, in Wilmington, Delaware.brought by Dominion Voting Systems, a Fox spokesperson said Wednesday that the network will be "ready to defend" itself against a similar suit from a second voting machine company.
"Smartmatic remains committed to clearing its name, recouping the significant damage done to the company in more than 50 countries, and holding Fox accountable for undermining democracy," the statement from Smartmatic's attorney, J. Erik Connolly, said.Fox responded in a statement Wednesday, saying, "We will be ready to defend this case surrounding extremely newsworthy events when it goes to trial, likely in 2025.
At least seven defamation lawsuits involving Fox News or Dominion Voting Systems remain related to claims that were broadcast surrounding the 2020 election. Dominion is still pursuing six other defamation lawsuits against a host of other individuals it said also pushed false claims, including right-wing network Newsmax, and former Trump attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, among others.
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