Voting-tech company settles with right-wing network over false election claims
Smartmatic sued Newsmax for defamation over false claims related to the 2020 presidential election. The trial was supposed to begin next week.
defamation
Defamation lawsuit against Winston-Salem Police Chief William Penn dismissed
A judge granted a motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging Penn caused emotional distress and defamed a woman, writing that the filing did not properly substantiate the claims.
Winston-Salem Police Chief William Penn sued for defamation and emotional distress
A woman alleges in a lawsuit she was pressured to have an abortion by Winston-Salem Police Chief William Penn and threatened with criminal charges if she kept contacting him.
There are even more 2020 election defamation suits beyond the Fox-Dominion case
In addition to the Dominion case against Fox News, more than a dozen similar cases related to lies spread about the 2020 election are slowly making their way through the legal system.
The $1.6 billion Dominion v. Fox News trial starts Tuesday. Catch up here
Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox News and its parent company Fox Corp. for knowingly airing false claims that its machines rigged the 2020 election against ex-President Donald Trump.
The math behind Dominion Voting System's $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox News
If Dominion prevails in its massive defamation suit against Fox News, a big challenge for the voting tech company will be to demonstrate that it deserves more than $1 billion in damages.
Judge rebukes Fox attorneys ahead of defamation trial: 'Omission is a lie'
Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric M. Davis says he will appoint an outside attorney to investigate whether Fox News attorneys withheld key evidence in weeks leading up to defamation trial.
Judge orders Stormy Daniels to pay Donald Trump another $120,000 in legal fees
A federal judge ruled in favor of the former president on Tuesday, ordering adult film star Stormy Daniels to pay another $121,972 in legal fees for a failed defamation suit.
Fox News stands in legal peril. It says defamation loss would harm all media
Could Fox News lose a $1.6 billion lawsuit? Outside media lawyers say the network is in real legal jeopardy if the case goes to trial next month. Fox argues a loss would hurt other news outlets too.
The 'wackadoodle' foundation of Fox News' election-fraud claims
A woman who put forth election-fraud claims that even she described as "pretty wackadoodle" was a source for baseless claims aired by Fox News in 2020. The network is now being sued for defamation.