Smartmatic, the second voting software and hardware company to sue Fox News for defamation, is aiming for more than the $787.5 million that Dominion Voting Systems received in a settlement with the right-wing network, according to its lead trial attorney, Erik Connolly.
Dominion's defamation suit against Fox News initially demanded $1.6 billion, alleging that Fox's airing of false claims linking the company to a "stolen" 2020 election had done irreparable harm to Dominion's business. That trial came to an abrupt end just after jury selection was completed, when the parties agreed to a settlement on Tuesday afternoon.
