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Court Confirms $83.3M Defamation Victory for E. Jean Carroll Against Trump

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NEW YORK — A federal appeals court has affirmed an $83.3 million defamation verdict against former President Donald Trump, concluding that he sexually assaulted writer E. Jean Carroll in the mid-1990s and subsequently defamed her. The ruling, handed down by a three-judge panel from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, solidifies the findings of a lower court and the jury’s decision in favor of Carroll. Carroll accused Trump of assault in a department store fitting room in New York City and later criticized him for denying the allegations and calling her a liar. The … Read more

Trump Faces Uphill Battle as E. Jean Carroll’s Lawyer Rejects Attempts to Evade $83.3M Verdict, Latest Court Filing Reveals

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New York, NY – E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer has dismissed President Trump’s attempt to evade an $83.3 million ruling against him in a new court filing. Carroll, a writer and columnist, accused Trump of sexually assaulting her in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s. The judge has issued a ruling stating that Trump must provide a DNA sample for testing to determine whether it matches the dress Carroll claims she wore at the time of the incident. Trump’s lawyers have appealed the ruling, arguing that he is immune from defamation lawsuits filed by private … Read more

Trump’s Request for Delay in $83.3M Jury Award Denied: Writer E. Jean Carroll’s Legal Team Urges Judge to Proceed

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WASHINGTON — Lawyers representing writer E. Jean Carroll are urging a judge to reject a request from former President Donald Trump to postpone a $83.3 million jury award in a defamation case. The request comes after a judge ruled against Trump’s attempt to dismiss the lawsuit last month. Carroll accused Trump of sexually assaulting her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s. Trump denied the claims and said Carroll was lying to sell a new book. Carroll sued Trump for defamation after he called her a liar and said he had never met … Read more

Trump Lawyer Drops Conflict Claim in $83.3M Defamation Case, Ending Speculation of BigLaw Overlap

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New York City, New York – A lawyer representing former President Donald Trump in an $83.3 million defamation case has withdrawn a claim of conflict of interest against the opposing lawyer and the judge. Alina Habba, Trump’s attorney, initially argued that both the plaintiff’s lawyer and the judge had previously worked at the same law firm, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, in the 1990s. However, in a recent letter to U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York, Habba stated that she is now convinced that there was no “mentor-mentee … Read more