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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New York City, New York – A lawyer representing former President Donald Trump in an $83.3 million defamation case has withdrawn a claim of conflict of interest against the opposing lawyer and the judge.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

Why the Jury’s $83 Million Verdict Exposes 83 Reasons Why Trump is Unfit to Be President

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Miami, Florida – A jury in Miami has awarded an $83 million verdict against former President Donald Trump, equivalent to $1 for every reason he should not be president. The plaintiff, an undisclosed 93-year-old Michigan woman, brought the lawsuit against Trump Enterprises claiming that the former president had caused emotional distress by making false claims about her during his campaign. The woman’s attorneys presented evidence that Trump had falsely accused her of being an undocumented immigrant and a member of the notorious MS-13 gang. They argued that these baseless accusations had caused her significant emotional … Read more

Trump Attorney Reverses Controversial Claim of Judge’s ‘Incestuous’ Conflict in E. Jean Carroll Case

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New York, NY – Alina Habba, one of Donald Trump’s attorneys, has retracted a recent claim regarding a judge’s alleged conflict of interest in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case against the former president. The claim, which suggested an “insane” and “incestuous” conflict, was based on the judge’s prior association with one of Carroll’s lawyers at a major law firm. However, Habba quickly rescinded her statement after realizing that she herself had briefly worked at the same firm as one of Carroll’s attorneys. The connection between Judge Lewis Kaplan and Roberta Kaplan, who represented Carroll, was … Read more

Trump Loses Defamation Suit, Ordered to Pay $83M for Sexual Abuse Allegations

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New York City, NY – In a high-profile defamation lawsuit, former President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay $83 million to E. Jean Carroll, a writer who accused him of sexual assault. The jury concluded that Trump sexually abused Carroll, but there was not enough evidence to prove rape. Trump filed a counterclaim alleging that Carroll defamed him by making the rape allegation. However, the counterclaim was dismissed by Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan, who ruled that the jury verdict showed Carroll’s allegation was “substantially true.” Carroll initially sued Trump in 2019, claiming that he … Read more