A hap0206, Oh, so sorry. More honestly, good. What sort of "great man" admits wrong in court then after commits the same wrong in public. This man must be a sick man. That aside, so the "great man" is up for $148 million plus, with two more defamation cases to come.
Giuliani Must Pay $148 Million In Damages For Defaming Georgia Election Workers
Alison Durkee Forbes Staff Dec 15, 2023,04:22pm EST Updated Dec 15, 2023, 04:40pm EST
Topline
Rudy Giuliani will have to pay more than $148 million to Georgia election workers for defaming them by spreading a false conspiracy theory tying them to election fraud, a jury ruled Friday according to multiple outlets, potentially the first in a series of rulings against Giuliani as he faces a slew of litigation for his role in trying to overturn the 2020 election—and potentially ruinous financial penalties.
Updated Dec 15, 2023, 04:40pm EST
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What We Don’t Know
What the jury’s verdict will mean for Giuliani financially. Sibley said in the trial’s opening arguments that forcing Giuliani to pay a significant amount in damages would amount to the “civil equivalent of the death penalty” for his client, who is facing much-publicized financial issues. A high payout to the plaintiffs “will be the end of Mr. Giuliani,” Sibley said. In addition to the damages awarded by the jury, Giuliani and his company were also separately ordered to pay more than $130,000 in attorneys fees ahead of the trial, as a punishment for failing to turn over evidence. Giuliani’s attorney cited the ex-mayor’s financial issues ahead of the trial as a reason Giuliani hadn’t paid those fees yet—an argument that U.S. Judge Beryl Howell said she found “dubious” when she found him liable for defamation in August.
What To Watch For
The jury’s verdict is the first in a string of court rulings that could be handed down against Giuliani stemming from his work after the 2020 election. The ex-Trump attorney is also being sued for defamation by voting machine companies Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic, which are both still pending. The Dominion case is unlikely to go to trial anytime before mid-to-late 2024 at the earliest, given deadlines in the case, while the Smartmatic case—which also names Fox News and several of its anchors as defendants—is expected to go to trial sometime in 2025. Giuliani also faces criminal charges in Fulton County, Georgia, for his post-election activities, which could result in prison time if he’s convicted. No trial date has yet been set for him in that case, and he has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
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