Fox New Media’s effort to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by electronic voting company Smartmatic was rejected by a New York judge on Tuesday.
Judge David Cohen did, however, toss out claims against Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro, but did not dismiss those against host Maria Bartiromo and former host Lou Dobbs.
Some other claims against pro-Trump attorney Sidney Powell, who was a guest on Fox News, and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani were also dismissed by Cohen.
Smartmatic sued Fox News and the three hosts in New York State Supreme Court, seeking at least $2.7 billion in damages. The company claimed Giuliani and Powell “created a story about Smartmatic” regarding the 2020 presidential election and that “Fox joined the conspiracy to defame and disparage Smartmatic and its election technology and software.”
Cohen explained his ruling in a 61-page opinion:
(Excerpt) Read more in: Mediaite