Todd & Weld says the network left more than $400,000 in legal bills unpaid.
The law firm Todd & Weld is suing the conservative media outlet Newsmax over alleged unpaid legal bills totaling more than $400,000.
In a complaint filed in Suffolk Superior Court on Sept. 18, Todd & Weld says Newsmax is in breach of contract and “concedes it owes but refuses to pay,” for its work representing the company over multiple libel lawsuits against Newsmax over its coverage of voter fraud.
Todd & Weld was the lead trial counsel for Newsmax in both the Dominion and Smartmatic lawsuits, in which the voting system companies alleged that statements made during Newsmax’s coverage of the 2020 presidential election were defamatory and false.
Smartmatic had sought over $1 billion in damages from Newsmax. The case was settled, with Newsmax paying $40 million i
