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Law & Crime reports: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is refusing to pay a court-ordered debt, according to a Wednesday filing in Washington, D.C., federal court. Now, voting software company Smartmatic wants the bedding magnate held in civil contempt “for violating the clear and unambiguous terms” of a January court order that put Lindell on the hook for $56,369 over frivolous …

The Independent reports: When right-wing network Newsmax and Smartmatic agreed to settle the voting software firm’s election defamation lawsuit last fall, the financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed and seemingly remained confidential. That is no longer the case. In a regulatory filing released this week by Newsmax as part of its planned initial public offering, the channel revealed …

Law & Crime reports: Fox News sued Los Angeles County this week in an effort to pry away documents related to the municipality’s relationship with voting software and hardware company Smartmatic Corp. Attorneys filed the public records lawsuit days after a New York-based court of appeals declined to dismiss Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit over false “conspiracy theories” about rigging …

Law & Crime reports: The legal and financial woes for stalwart Donald Trump ally Mike Lindell continued to worsen on Monday, when a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered the MyPillow founder and CEO to cough up more than $50,000 in sanctions over “frivolous” claims he made in connection with his lawsuit against voting software company Smartmatic. In the case, …

The Wrap reports: A New York state appeals court rejected Fox’s bid to dismiss a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit by voting machine company Smartmatic over statements made on air after the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Reuters reported on Thursday. The decision was issued by a five-judge panel of the Appellate Division in Manhattan. Fox Corporation and Fox News Network were …

CNN reports: Smartmatic, the voting technology company suing Fox News over its promotion of 2020 election lies, is trying to obtain evidence from the secret court battle between Rupert Murdoch and his children over the future of his right-wing media empire. For the first time, Smartmatic has gone directly to the probate court in Nevada and asked a commissioner to …

The Washington Post reports: The voting technology company Smartmatic and the conservative cable channel Newsmax have reached a settlement, averting a defamation trial that would have begun Monday over allegations that Newsmax personalities and guests spread lies about the 2020 election and Smartmatic’s role in it. Details of the “confidential” settlement were not released. The settlement came on the first …

CNN reports: A major defamation case against Newsmax will proceed to trial later this month, a judge ruled Thursday, dealing a blow to the right-wing network and setting the stage for the 2020 election to be relitigated during the final stretch of the 2024 race. Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis rejected Newsmax’s attempt to shut down the case, which …

The Washington Post reports: Smartmatic, the voting technology company enmeshed in complex defamation lawsuits against Fox News and Newsmax, has a powerful new financial ally: billionaire tech entrepreneur Reid Hoffman. Hoffman, a co-founder of LinkedIn, has made a multimillion-dollar investment intended in part to help the company sustain its costly litigation. Smartmatic has said the two news outlets smeared it …

NBC News reports: Smartmatic alleges that Newsmax has destroyed evidence in the voting machine company’s lawsuit against the right-wing news channel over false claims that Smartmatic helped “rig” the 2020 election, according to court documents made public this week. Lawyers for Florida-based Smartmatic allege that Newsmax engaged in a “cover-up” by destroying texts and emails of key executives that would …

Deadline reports: Smartmatic has reached a settlement with One America News Network over claims that the news outlet amplified false claims that the voting systems company rigged the results of the 2020 election. “Smartmatic has resolved its litigation against OANN through a confidential settlement,” said attorney Eric Connolly, who is representing the voting company in the lawsuit. An attorney for …

CNN reports: In the wake of the 2020 election, the president of the far-right network One America News sent a potentially explosive email to former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell, with a spreadsheet claiming to contain passwords of employees from the voting technology company Smartmatic, according to court filings. The existence of the spreadsheet was recently disclosed by Smartmatic, which …

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 …

CNBC reports: Rupert Murdoch is being deposed Tuesday as part of the $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit filed against Fox Corp. by the voting technology company Smartmatic. Murdoch is expected to sit for questioning in Los Angeles on Tuesday and Wednesday. It is the second time this year that Murdoch, 92, has been deposed in a high-stakes defamation lawsuit accusing Fox …

CNN Business reports: New York judge on Monday shut down an attempt by Fox News to subpoena George Soros, the Jewish billionaire and frequent target of far-right conspiracy theories, and search for additional links between him and Smartmatic, a voting technology company at the center of false election claims during the 2020 election. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice David B. Cohen …

Courthouse News reports: A New York state judge on Wednesday ordered former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani to stop stalling with excuses and produce electronic evidence to the voting technology company Smartmatic within two weeks. Noting his own experience as a judge in New York City Housing Court for seven years, Judge Cohen ruled Wednesday that Giuliani had not …

CNN reports: “‘The dog ate my homework.’ ‘I have to wash my hair.’ ‘I can’t go out, I’m sick.’ Since the dawn of time, people have made up excuses to avoid doing things they do not want to do. This is exactly what Giuliani has done here,” Smartmatic wrote. “For months, Giuliani has made up excuses to get out of …

Rolling Stone reports: Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News laid bare how the network communicated behind the scenes about broadcasting 2020 election misinformation, ultimately leading the network to fork over a massive settlement. Newsmax could be next, as voting technology company Smartmatic has subpoenaed several of the right-wing cable network’s current and former employees for work and personal …

“They are looking to take this case through trial. They are looking for the vindication of a jury verdict in their favor. That was their intention when they filed this lawsuit. That is their intention today. Smartmatic spent over 20 years building a global reputation as being one of the very best election technology companies in the world. “And in …

Axios reports: Fox News’ $787 million defamation settlement with Dominion Voting Systems ends one lawsuit over the airing of election lies, but there are plenty more to come. In dodging a trial, Fox was able to spare its executives and hosts further embarrassment on the witness stand. But the agreement also set a new benchmark for how much Fox is …