A Delaware judge on Wednesday denied Newsmax's request to throw out part of a defamation lawsuit filed by voting machine company Smartmatic.

<div class="block">A Delaware judge on Wednesday denied Newsmax&#39;s request to throw out part of a defamation lawsuit filed by voting machine company Smartmatic.</div>

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Judge Denies Bid to Narrow Smartmatic Lawsuit

And a Delaware judge yesterday denied media company Newsmax request to throw out part of a defamation lawsuit filed by the voting machine company, Smartmatic, Smartmatic sued Newsmax in November of 2021 claiming the right wing network aired false claims that its software was involved in a plot to rig the 2020 presidential election. Smartmatic updated its original lawsuit to add 26 more examples of alleged defamatory statements and Newsmax argued it was too late to add the statements to the amended complaint. Newsmax has denied Smart Maddocks allegations.