So it's being trumpeted on Telegram and MAGA news sites that the Squid had a HUGE VICTORY in NY court over Smartmatic. Stuff like
Huge Win For Sidney Powell…
And this headline:
Judge Drops $2.7B Smartmatic Suit Against Sidney Powell
So OK, what's this about? Well, the story under that headline is...
Judge Drops $2.7B Smartmatic Suit Against Sidney Powell
by Jeff Miller March 9, 2022
OPINION: This article contains commentary which may reflect the author's opinion
In New York, a state court ruled on Tuesday that Smartmatic could pursue its $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit alleging that Fox News Network, Rudolph Giuliani, and others falsely claimed that the maker of electronic voting systems had helped rig the 2020 U.S. presidential election in favor of Democrat Joe Biden. New York Supreme Court Justice David Cohen rejected the requests of Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation (FOXA.O), anchor Maria Bartiromo, and former anchor Lou Dobbs for dismissal of Smartmatic’s claims against them. Moreover, Cohen revealed that Smartmatic could pursue some claims against Giuliani, who worked as an attorney for former Republican President Donald Trump. The judge dismissed all claims against former Trump attorney Sidney Powell and Fox host Jeanine Pirro.
According to Smartmatic, the defendants fabricated a story alleging that its technology helped Biden steal the 2020 election from Trump using its technology. It said Fox News did this to boost ratings and to take advantage of Trump supporters while avoiding losing viewers to smaller, right-wing networks Newsmax and One America News. The company said it only provided technology to Los Angeles County, where Biden won. The judge did not rule on the merits, but did find that Fox News may have “turned a blind eye to a litany of outrageous claims about [Smartmatic], unprecedented in the history of American elections, so inherently improbable that it evinced a reckless disregard for the truth.” Cohen said Giuliani’s “barrage” of criticism of Smartmatic, which he said fixed elections in Venezuela and committed “old tricks” on election night, sufficed to let some claims against him go forward.
However, the judge ruled that a supposed misstatement by Pirro was not defamatory and that he did not have jurisdiction over Powell.
Similar litigation is being pursued by Dominion Voting Systems. Its $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox News was not dismissed in Delaware in December by a judge. According to a statement from Fox News on behalf of the defendants, Smartmatic’s claims are “baseless.” Fox News said it will also file a counter-suit for fees and costs “to prevent the full-blown assault on the First Amendment which stands in stark contrast to the highest tradition of American journalism.” In a statement, Howard Kleinhendler, Powell’s lawyer, said that he is “confident that any subsequent litigation by Smartmatic or others will reach the same result.” Giuliani’s lawyers did not respond immediately. The lawyer for Smartmatic, J. Erik Connolly, claimed that Fox News had caused “catastrophic damage” to his client’s reputation and business. “This lawsuit will help to undo that damage,” he argued. 151136/2021 is the case number in Smartmatic USA Corp et al. v Fox Corp et al, New York State Supreme Court, New York County.
More at
http://republicbrief.com/judge-drops-2- ... ey-powell/ but it's more about J6C & stuff.
So that's it. Sidney's HUGE VICTORY!!!! was the judge didn't have jurisdiction over her.
But for the marks, that's good as gold!
this calls for pizza!
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