Smartmatic and Newsmax settle defamation case involving 2020 election. The two parties reached a “confidential” agreement just before a trial was to start. Updated September 26, 2024.

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.

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Smartmatic and Newsmax have reached a settlement in the voting technology company’s election defamation lawsuit against the right-wing news outlet shortly before the case was set to go to trial ...

Voting technology company Smartmatic and the far-right network One America News said Tuesday they have reached a confidential settlement over a defamation lawsuit stemming from the outlet’s lies ...

Voting technology company Smartmatic and the far-right network One America News said Tuesday that they had settled a defamation lawsuit stemming from the outlet’s lies about the 2020 election ...

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.

Jury selection in the case began on Thursday morning, and the trial had been expected to take up to four weeks. By Katie Robertson Smartmatic on Thursday settled its defamation lawsuit against ...

Smartmatic and Newsmax have reached a settlement in the voting technology company’s election defamation lawsuit against the right-wing news outlet shortly before the case was set to go to trial ...

Smartmatic Corp. settled its defamation lawsuit against Newsmax Media Inc. over broadcasts claiming that the voting technology company rigged the 2020 presidential election against Donald Trump ...

Voting technology company Smartmatic and conservative cable channel Newsmax have reached a settlement, averting a defamation trial that would have begun Monday over allegations that Newsmax ...

Smartmatic Corp. settled its defamation lawsuit against Newsmax Media Inc. over broadcasts claiming that the voting technology company rigged the 2020 presidential election against Donald Trump ...