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Judge rules out possibility of punitive damages in Smartmatic defamation lawsuit against Newsmax

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Delaware judge rules out possibility of punitive damages in Smartmatic defamation lawsuit against Newsmax .

Smartmatic claims Newsmax made false and defamatory statements implying that Smartmatic participated in rigging the results.

Newsmax says it was reporting on newsworthy allegations being made by Trump and his supporters.

Judge rejects Smartmatic claim that Newsmax acted with “express malice” under Florida law.

Smartmatic also is suing Fox News for defamation in New York and recently settled a lawsuit in the District of Columbia against the One America News Network , another conservative outlet. Dominion Voting Systems similarly filed several defamation lawsuits against those who spread conspiracy theories blaming its election equipment for Trump ’s loss. Last year , in a case presided over by Davis , Fox News settled with Dominion for $787 million ..