05:06 PM EST, 01/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- 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.