Rudy Giuliani has settled with Dominion Voting Systems, which had filed a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against him for 2020 election fraud allegations.

Rudy Giuliani reached a confidential settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, which had filed a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against him for his allegations the company rigged the 2020 presidential election against Donald Trump. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI UPI

Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has reached a confidential settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, which had filed a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against him for his allegations the company rigged the 2020 presidential election against Donald Trump.

In a court filing Friday reviewed by UPI, the voting machine company and Giuliani agreed to permanently dismiss the case. The filing did not reveal any settlement terms but indicated each party would bear their own legal fees.

Dominion confirmed in a statement to CBS News on Saturday that the Colorado-based firm had "agreed to a confidential settlement in this matter." A lawyer for Giuliani, 81, also confirmed the settlement to The New York Times, but did not comment further.

Unlike the $787.5 million public settlement Dominion reached with Fox News in 2023, the Giuliani agreement remains confidential-shielding the precise financial and legal consequences from public scrutiny.

In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Giuliani, then Trump's personal attorney, spearheaded press conferences and statehouse hearings where he alleged widespread voter fraud.

Giuliani singled out Dominion Voting Systems, claiming without evidence that its machines had been rigged to flip votes from Trump to Joe Biden. He repeated these assertions more than 50 times on television, in interviews and through coordinated efforts with other Trump allies, despite being unable to present proof in court.

These false claims not only fueled public distrust in the election but also became a cornerstone of the defamation lawsuit Dominion filed against Giuliani and others. Dominion argued that his repeated lies damaged its reputation, endangered its employees, and cost the company massive contracts.

The news came just days after another one-time Trump attorney, Sidney Powell, reached a settlement in her $1.3 billion lawsuit from Dominion, court documents show.

And just over a week ago, Giuliani -- who was previously disbarred in New York and Washington, D.C. -- was ordered by a New York State judge to pay more than $1.3 million to lawyers who represented him in criminal investigations rooted in his work for Trump, court records reviewed by UPI show.

In December 2023, a federal jury ordered Giuliani to pay $148 million to two Georgia election workers, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whom he falsely accused of election fraud while referencing Dominion machines.

Giuliani filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy shortly after the Georgia verdict, citing nearly $153 million in liabilities. The bankruptcy has complicated Dominion's ability to recover damages, which may have influenced the decision to settle.

Earlier this month, Trump said Giuliani would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.