Rudy Giuliani is liable for defaming Georgia election workers, judge rules U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell ordered Giuliani to pay the two election workers punitive damages.
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Rudy Giuliani is legally liable for defaming two Georgia election workers who became the subject of conspiracy theories related to the 2020 election that were amplified by Donald Trump in the final weeks of his presidency.
In an unsparing, 57-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell said Giuliani had flagrantly violated her orders to preserve and produce relevant evidence to the election workers, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, resulting in a “default” judgment against him. She also ordered him to pay Freeman and Moss “punitive” damages for failing to fulfill his obligations. A jury will determine the amount of those damages. ... Howell’s ruling is tied to Freeman and Moss’ separate lawsuit against Giuliani in federal court in Washington for defamation, civil conspiracy and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Howell has now ordered the case to proceed to a trial purely to determine the amount of damages Giuliani will have to pay them. ... Howell, an appointee of President Barack Obama, said in her ruling Wednesday that she considered it possible that Giuliani concluded that dodging his obligations related to the election workers’ lawsuit made sense strategically to avoid giving fodder to prosecutors or lawyers pursuing other cases.
Off-topic: Have you guys seen Painkiller? How do you guys feel about Rudy’s part?
I did see Painkiller.
Hulu also did a story on the Sacklers called Dopesick and I recommend that one.
Netflix also has a crazy documentary called The Pharmacist that's totally worth checking out If you into the subject. The Pharmacist is like two movies in one, the story takes a turn.
As for Rudy? He clearly won his case outside the courtroom. Purdue was fined, three executives were found guilty, BUT the win was they were able to keep on selling Oxycontin even to the VA and Medicare.
Purdue was Giuliani Partners first client. He was not just their lawyer, but did PR for them. By the time Rudy ran for President, he was worth $30 million and had a big house in the Hamptons.