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NBC News reports:
Fox Corp. must face Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion defamation suit, a New York judge ruled on Wednesday, denying a motion to dismiss defamation claims against Fox News’ parent company.
Fox lawyers had asked the court to dismiss the claims against Fox Corp., arguing that the parent company — led at the time by executives Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch — was not legally responsible for Fox News coverage.
New York County Supreme Court Justice David Cohen disagreed and denied the motion in a Wednesday ruling, writing that “plaintiffs have sufficiently alleged in their amended complaint that Corp. employees played an affirmative role in the publication of the defamation at issue.”
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This is great news: A Judge just ruled that Fox must face Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit after Fox tried dismissing those claims. Fox continues to spread lies & must face accountability. Glad to see this decision. Fox is about to go through some things.
— Victor Shi (@Victorshi2020) January 25, 2024
“NY County Supreme Court Justice David Cohen disagreed, and denied the motion, writing ‘plaintiffs have sufficiently alleged in their amended complaint [Fox] played an affirmative role in the publication of the defamation at issue.‘“ Good. https://t.co/r19j4zNuBA
— Victor Shi (@Victorshi2020) January 25, 2024