in a new development smart madx lawsuit against Newsmax is officially going to trial a judge has ruled against newsmax's bid to dismiss smart matic's defamation lawsuit smartmatic is suing the right-wing Network for repeatedly airing false claims that the company rigged the 2020 election but that's not all smartmatic is also suing Fox News over similar allegations remember Dominion voting systems they brought a defamation case against Fox new news to which resulted in News Corp opting for a massive settlement to avoid onair personalities testifying under oath smart madx lawyer Eric Connelly stated Newsmax must be held accountable to the fullest extent under law we look forward to going to trial and presenting our case stay tuned for more updates on this groundbreaking case for the latest in news make sure to subscribe and hit that notification Bell