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Ford's $1.7B Trial Loss Puts Spotlight On Hush Deals, Ga. Law

Law 360

A Georgia jury's $1.7 billion punitive damages verdict against Ford Motor Co. But the award may not stick, attorneys told Law360, especially if a Georgia law prompts a post-trial settlement. over a fatal rollover collision shines a light on an alleged defect that previously has resulted in confidential settlements.

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Ford Attys Appeal Sanctions In $1.7B Rollover Case

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Attorneys from firms including Squire Patton Boggs LLP and Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons LLP who defended Ford Motor Co. in litigation over a fatal rollover are appealing a Georgia state judge's sanctions that preceded a second trial and record-setting $1.7

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Georgia poll workers file federal defamation suit against Giuliani and OAN over election fraud claims

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Two Georgia election workers filed a complaint Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against Rudy Giuliani and One America News Network (“OAN”) for promoting claims that they engaged in election fraud during the vote-counting process in the state of Georgia during the 2020 presidential election.

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Dominion Voting Systems sues Trump attorney Sidney Powell for defamation

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Dominion Votings Systems filed a defamation lawsuit Friday against Donald Trump attorney Sidney Powell. On the claim that they rigged the Georgia election, they pointed to the mountains of empirical evidence that show otherwise. The complaint spans 124 pages discusses all of Powell’s claims in detail.

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US federal judge dismisses Trump counter-defamation lawsuit against E. Jean Carroll

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” Trump’s attorney Alina Habba criticized the ruling, saying, “We strongly disagree with the flawed decision and will be filing an appeal shortly.” Jean Carroll looks forward to obtaining additional compensatory and punitive damages based on the original defamatory statements Donald Trump made in 2019.”

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Federal judge finds Rudy Giuliani liable for defaming 2 Georgia election workers

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A federal court in Washington DC found former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani guilty on Wednesday of defaming Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss during the 2020 US presidential election. As a next step, Howell ordered the parties to submit proposed schedules for three dates to hold trials for damages.

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Federal judge punishes Rudy Giuliani for failure to comply with court order

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The order resulted from Giuliani’s “failure to comply” with an August 30 order, which was issued after he was found guilty of defaming two Georgia election workers during the 2020 election, claiming they engaged in electoral fraud. million in owed fees.