REUTERS/Brendan McDermidNEW YORK, June 14 (Reuters) - Rudolph Giuliani has sued Smartmatic to recoup legal fees as he defends against its $2.7 billion lawsuit accusing him, Fox News Network and others of falsely claiming that the company helped rig the 2020 U.S. presidential election so Joe Biden would defeat Donald Trump. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterJ. Erik Connolly, a lawyer for Smartmatic, said: "Smartmatic is confident in its claims against Mr. They and Giuliani, as well as Smartmatic, are appealing parts of a March 8 decision by state Supreme Court Justice David Cohen allowing most of Smartmatic's lawsuit to proceed. Smartmatic claimed that Fox News, part of Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corp (FOXA.O), decimated its business with a bogus narrative that its election software helped Biden, a Democrat, steal the election from Trump, a Republican. The case is Smartmatic USA Corp et al v Fox Corp et al, New York State Supreme Court, New York County, No.

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