SmartMatic Odds

[JuJuChen]

How likely do you think it will be that SmartMatic gets to trial in the way Dominion didn't?

[2naSalit]

1. From their statement yesterday...

They sound like that's their plan.

[murielm99]

2. I think they will go to trial.

Their case has not received the glaring publicity like Dominion's did. They seem to be working in a different way.

[Tetrachloride]

3. The business interests are what drives the event

I believe it is in the best interests of Smartmatic to get several witnesses on the stand. For reputation and for a substantial offer north of 1 billion.

Smartmatic will push for an apology and testimony,in my opinion.

[Ocelot II]

4. Depends on whether Fox is willing to settle on Smartmatic's terms.

The purpose of a civil lawsuit is to recover damages for whatever harm the defendant caused the plaintiff, not to advance some social cause or put on a show. If Smartmatic, like Dominion, can get an offer that's sufficient to compensate them while avoiding the uncertainty of a trial and the inevitability of years of appeals, they'll settle, too, and they'd be stupid not to.

[dsc]

6. The problem here is that Smartmatic makes only one thing and wishes to sell that one thing going

forward, they need the apology for that to happen.

[erronis]

9. Just like Dominion Voting Systems - they can be aquired or change names and continue

doing their business without the possible negative of the name-shame-game.

But I think either of these companies would do well based on the fact that they have shown they are trustworthy, unlike anything sponsored by the repuglicons/russians.

[dsc]

11. Dominion is owned by a hedge fund.

[Meadowoak]

5. They'll settle. Fox will do anything to avoid this trial, too much dirty laundry to

Be seen by all.

[Ocelot II]

7. We've already seen a lot of it. Smartmatic has hinted that they have even more,

and I'm wondering how much worse that could be than what's already public. And is it so bad that Fox would settle at any price to keep it under wraps?

[MissMillie]

8. For me, it's too soon to say

As the Dominion trial drew near, much of the discovery was made public... which gave all of us an idea of what Fox was up against.

I'd say it's highly likely that Smartmatic has access to the same material, especially since Fox and their guests were linking the two as if they were the same company.

I don't know what Smartmatic's financial position is compared w/ Dominion. If they've got more money they may be in a position to hang in longer. If they do stick it out, and win, the jury may not award them what they're asking for. So entertaining settlement offers isn't going to be out of the question.

Jury trials always carry risk. Both parties know that.

Fox will probably be looking to settle from the get-go. They know they're probably going to end up paying out avoiding litigation costs will be just as much of a consideration as keeping its personnel off the witness stand.

On edit: it kills me that they even got dragged into this considering they had no role in the election outside the state of CA. (Powell & Giuliani had to make a link to Hugo Chavez SOMEHOW I guess.) But the fact that their role in the election involved a non-contested state makes the defamation against them all the more egregious.

[YoshidaYui]

12. my money is on

SmartMatic, Lets hope they are smart enough to take TRUMP AND FOX NEWS TO THE CLEANERS.

[LiberalFighter]

13. SmartMatic is a worldwide company.

Unlike Dominion. Which apparently only Los Angeles County had the machines in out of just over about 3,300 counties.