A New York state judge says Smartmatic can pursue its $2.7B defamation lawsuit claiming that Fox News Network, Rudolph Giuliani and others falsely accused the electronic voting systems maker of helping rig the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
Justice David Cohen of New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan rejected bids by Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corp, anchor Maria Bartiromo and former anchor Lou Dobbs to dismiss Smartmatic's claims against them.
Another technology provider, Dominion Voting Systems, has filed similar litigation against various defendants. In a 61-page decision, Cohen said Giuliani's"barrage" of criticism, including that Smartmatic fixed elections in Venezuela and was up to its"old tricks" on election night, justified letting some Smartmatic claims against him proceed.
In a statement on behalf of the Fox News defendants, the network said it planned to appeal, while welcoming the dismissal of claims against Pirro.
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