Voting company’s defamation case against Fox News resumes after monthslong pause

Voting technology company Smartmatic’s $2.7 million defamation lawsuit against Fox News regained momentum Monday, ending a monthslong pause that followed the death of right-wing political commentator Lou Dobbs.

Florida-based Smartmatic sued Fox in February 2021, accusing the right-wing news organization of stoking far-right conspiracy theories about the voting technology company after the 2020 presidential election. Dobbs was also named as a defendant in the case.

But when Dobbs died in July, the case was paused as the parties sought to find a legal representative to stand in for the late TV host.

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