SMARTMATIC USA CORP. et al v. HERRING NETWORKS, INC.

  1. April 16, 2024

    Smartmatic Settles Election Defamation Suit Against OANN

    Electronic voting system company Smartmatic has settled its defamation suit in Washington, D.C., federal court alleging One America News Network peddled conspiracy theories claiming the firm rigged voting machines during the 2020 presidential election, the company said in a statement Tuesday.

  2. December 11, 2023

    DC Magistrate Judge Rejects Recusal Bid In Smartmatic Case

    A D.C. federal magistrate judge won't recuse herself from Smartmatic's defamation suit against One America News Network, denying the far-right channel's bid to remove her from the case for briefly representing Venezuela and its president, Nicolás Maduro, during her time as a Venable LLP attorney in 2019.

  3. July 18, 2023

    Smartmatic Blasts OAN's Recusal Bid In Defamation Suit

    Voting technology company Smartmatic USA Corp. told a Washington, D.C., federal judge Tuesday that her 17-day stint representing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a 2019 arbitration case is no reason to recuse herself from the company's defamation lawsuit accusing One America News Network of spreading unfounded claims that it helped rig the 2020 election for President Joe Biden.

  4. July 07, 2023

    OAN Wants Judge Off Smartmatic Case For Maduro Ties

    One America News Network urged a D.C. federal court to recuse the federal magistrate judge overseeing voting tech provider Smartmatic's defamation case against it. The network argues that her professional connections to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro when she was a BigLaw attorney are a conflict of interest due to its stance on that country's government and fraud surrounding elections there.

  5. June 21, 2022

    OAN Must Face Voting Tech Co. Smartmatic's Defamation Suit

    A D.C. federal judge declined to dismiss Smartmatic's defamation suit against One America News Network, ruling Tuesday that the suit belongs in his court because the voting technology provider's accusations — that OAN intentionally peddled damaging election fraud conspiracy theories — happened at least in substantial part in Washington, D.C.

  6. November 03, 2021

    Voting Tech Firm Smartmatic Sues OAN, Newsmax

    Voting technology provider Smartmatic on Wednesday sued conservative media networks One America News Network and Newsmax Media Inc., accusing them of intentionally peddling election fraud conspiracy theories including unfounded claims that the firm's voting machines rigged votes in favor of President Joe Biden last year.

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