Fox's (FOX, FOXA) bid to dismiss a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit by voting machine firm Smartmatic over statements made on air following the 2020 US presidential election was rejected by a New York state appeals court on Thursday, multiple news outlets reported.
A five-judge panel of the Appellate Division in Manhattan issued the decision.
Fox didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from MT Newswires.
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