<p>Newsmax 声称特拉华州法官对他们有偏见</p>
<p>和解包括三期付款，总计 6700 万美元</p>
<p>Newsmax 股票在和解公告后上涨 5%</p>
<p>作者：汤姆·哈尔斯</p>
<p>特拉华州威尔明顿，8 月 18 日（路透社）- Newsmax Media（NMAX.N）已同意向 Dominion Voting Systems 支付 6700 万美元，以和解一宗价值 16 亿美元的诽谤诉讼，指控该投票机公司在 2020 年大选中对美国总统唐纳德·特朗普进行操控，周一表示。</p>
<p>在一份不寻常的声明中，Newsmax 表示选择和解是因为处理此案的特拉华州法官对公司有偏见，并坚称其报道是公正和客观的。</p>
<p>特拉华州高级法院拒绝对此发表评论。</p>
<p>总部位于丹佛的 Dominion 在 2021 年提起诉讼时寻求 16 亿美元，指控 Newsmax 传播虚假信息，称 Dominion 帮助窃取了乔·拜登总统的选举。</p>
<p>Newsmax 和 Newsmax Broadcasting LLC 同意分三期向 Dominion 及其附属公司支付，首期为周五支付的 2700 万美元。Newsmax 将在 1 月 15 日支付 2000 万美元，并在 2027 年 1 月 15 日再支付 2000 万美元。</p>
<p>该公司表示将从其收入中支付这笔款项。</p>
<p>“我们很高兴能够解决此事，” Dominion 的一位发言人在声明中表示。</p>
<p>Newsmax 股票在纽约证券交易所上涨约 5%，至每股 12.75 美元。该公司表示，周一的协议解决了针对其 2020 年大选报道的所有诉讼，当时拜登击败了特朗普，而特朗普在 2024 年击败了拜登。</p>
<p>“从一开始，法官（埃里克）戴维斯的裁决就强烈偏向原告，限制了 Newsmax 的自我辩护能力，” Newsmax 表示。它称其因对来自特拉华州的拜登不持同情态度而受到惩罚。</p>
<p>Newsmax 表示，戴维斯剥夺了公司提出完整辩护的能力，因为他在 4 月裁定 Newsmax 发布了诽谤和虚假陈述。</p>
<p>尽管戴维斯表示损害赔偿将由预计在今年晚些时候进行的陪审团审判决定，但 Newsmax 表示他拒绝让陪审团听取福克斯公司（FOXA.O）和福克斯新闻在 2023 年同意向 Dominion 支付 7.875 亿美元以和解类似的诽谤指控的信息。</p>
<p>Newsmax 表示，这一信息对陪审团理解 Dominion 已经获得赔偿至关重要。福克斯案件也由戴维斯监督。</p>
<p>该案件是在特拉华州提起的，当时 Newsmax 在该州注册。它已在佛罗里达州重新注册，成为因其法院的所谓偏见而离开该州的众多大型上市公司之一。</p>
<p>Newsmax 还向另一家投票机公司 Smartmatic 支付了 4000 万美元，以和解由戴维斯监督的另一宗指控。</p>
<p>周一，特朗普在社交媒体上表示，他将采取措施取消邮寄投票以及 “极具争议” 的投票机。他没有指明任何特定公司的投票机。</p>

NMAX

<p>Newsmax Media 已与 Dominion Voting Systems 达成 16 亿美元的诽谤诉讼和解，金额为 6700 万美元，声称特拉华州法官存在偏见。和解款项将分三期支付，首期为 2700 万美元。公告发布后，Newsmax 的股票上涨了 5%。该公司辩称法官限制了其辩护，并未允许陪审团考虑福克斯新闻的类似和解。此案增加了 Newsmax 的法律挑战，包括之前与 Smartmatic 达成的 4000 万美元和解</p>

<p>Newsmax claims Delaware judge biased against them</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Newsmax 声称特拉华州法官对他们有偏见</p>
</div><p>Settlement includes three installments totaling $67 million</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>和解包括三期付款，总计 6700 万美元</p>
</div><p>Newsmax stock rises 5% after settlement announcement</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Newsmax 股票在和解公告后上涨 5%</p>
</div><p>By Tom Hals</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>作者：汤姆·哈尔斯</p>
</div><p>WILMINGTON, DEL., Aug 18 (Reuters) - Newsmax Media (NMAX.N) has agreed to pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems to settle a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit over false claims that the voting machine company rigged the 2020 election against U.S. President Donald Trump, it said on Monday.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>特拉华州威尔明顿，8 月 18 日（路透社）- Newsmax Media（NMAX.N）已同意向 Dominion Voting Systems 支付 6700 万美元，以和解一宗价值 16 亿美元的诽谤诉讼，指控该投票机公司在 2020 年大选中对美国总统唐纳德·特朗普进行操控，周一表示。</p>
</div><p>In an unusual statement, Newsmax said it chose to settle because the Delaware judge handling the case was prejudiced against the company, and it stood by its coverage as fair and balanced.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在一份不寻常的声明中，Newsmax 表示选择和解是因为处理此案的特拉华州法官对公司有偏见，并坚称其报道是公正和客观的。</p>
</div><p>The Delaware Superior Court declined to comment.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>特拉华州高级法院拒绝对此发表评论。</p>
</div><p>Denver-based Dominion had sought $1.6 billion when it filed the lawsuit in 2021, accusing Newsmax of spreading false claims that Dominion helped steal the election for President Joe Biden.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>总部位于丹佛的 Dominion 在 2021 年提起诉讼时寻求 16 亿美元，指控 Newsmax 传播虚假信息，称 Dominion 帮助窃取了乔·拜登总统的选举。</p>
</div><p>Newsmax and Newsmax Broadcasting LLC agreed to pay Dominion and its affiliates over three installments, starting with $27 million that was paid on Friday. Newsmax will pay $20 million on January 15 and another $20 million on January 15, 2027.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Newsmax 和 Newsmax Broadcasting LLC 同意分三期向 Dominion 及其附属公司支付，首期为周五支付的 2700 万美元。Newsmax 将在 1 月 15 日支付 2000 万美元，并在 2027 年 1 月 15 日再支付 2000 万美元。</p>
</div><p>The company said it would be paid from its revenue.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>该公司表示将从其收入中支付这笔款项。</p>
</div><p>“We are pleased to have settled this matter,” a Dominion spokesperson said in a statement.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“我们很高兴能够解决此事，” Dominion 的一位发言人在声明中表示。</p>
</div><p>Newsmax stock rose around 5% on the New York Stock Exchange to $12.75 a share. The company said Monday’s agreement resolved all litigation against it over its coverage of the 2020 election when Biden defeated Trump, who then beat Biden in 2024.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Newsmax 股票在纽约证券交易所上涨约 5%，至每股 12.75 美元。该公司表示，周一的协议解决了针对其 2020 年大选报道的所有诉讼，当时拜登击败了特朗普，而特朗普在 2024 年击败了拜登。</p>
</div><p>“From the very beginning, Judge (Eric) Davis ruled in ways that strongly favored the plaintiffs and limited Newsmax’s ability to defend itself,” Newsmax said. It said it was being punished for not being sympathetic to Biden, who is from Delaware.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“从一开始，法官（埃里克）戴维斯的裁决就强烈偏向原告，限制了 Newsmax 的自我辩护能力，” Newsmax 表示。它称其因对来自特拉华州的拜登不持同情态度而受到惩罚。</p>
</div><p>Newsmax said Davis deprived the company of its ability to present a full defense when he ruled in April that Newsmax published defamatory and false statements.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Newsmax 表示，戴维斯剥夺了公司提出完整辩护的能力，因为他在 4 月裁定 Newsmax 发布了诽谤和虚假陈述。</p>
</div><p>While Davis said damages would be determined by a jury trial that was expected later this year, Newsmax said he refused to let the jury hear that Fox Corp (FOXA.O) and Fox News agreed to pay $787.5 million to Dominion in 2023 to settle similar defamation claims.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>尽管戴维斯表示损害赔偿将由预计在今年晚些时候进行的陪审团审判决定，但 Newsmax 表示他拒绝让陪审团听取福克斯公司（FOXA.O）和福克斯新闻在 2023 年同意向 Dominion 支付 7.875 亿美元以和解类似的诽谤指控的信息。</p>
</div><p>Newsmax said that information was critical for the jury to understand that Dominion had already been compensated, according to Newsmax. The Fox case was also overseen by Davis.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Newsmax 表示，这一信息对陪审团理解 Dominion 已经获得赔偿至关重要。福克斯案件也由戴维斯监督。</p>
</div><p>The case was filed in Delaware, where Newsmax was incorporated at the time. It has since reincorporated in Florida, one of many large public companies that have left the state due to alleged bias in its courts.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>该案件是在特拉华州提起的，当时 Newsmax 在该州注册。它已在佛罗里达州重新注册，成为因其法院的所谓偏见而离开该州的众多大型上市公司之一。</p>
</div><p>Newsmax also paid $40 million to settle allegations brought by another voting machine company, Smartmatic, in a separate case that was also overseen by Davis.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Newsmax 还向另一家投票机公司 Smartmatic 支付了 4000 万美元，以和解由戴维斯监督的另一宗指控。</p>
</div><p>On Monday, Trump said on social media he would move to get rid of mail-in ballots as well as “seriously controversial” voting machines. He did not identify voting machines from any particular company.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>周一，特朗普在社交媒体上表示，他将采取措施取消邮寄投票以及 “极具争议” 的投票机。他没有指明任何特定公司的投票机。</p>
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Newsmax 以 6700 万美元和解 Dominion 诽谤案，表示无法获得公正审判