Judge Rules ‘MyPillow Guy’ Mike Lindell Defamed Smartmatic With False Claims on Voting Machines
But the judge deferred until future proceedings the question of whether Lindell acted with the “actual malice” that Smartmatic still needs to prove to collect any damages.
Jury Finds MyPillow Founder Defamed Former Employee for a Leading Voting Equipment Company
It ordered Lindell and his online media platform to pay Coomer $2.3 million in damages.
MyPillow CEO Sues Dominion Voting Systems for $1.6 Billion
On April 19th, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell filed a suit accusing Dominion Voting Systems of violating his First Amendment rights for filing a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against him. Lindell accuses Dominion of engaging in an “illegal campaign to punish and silence their critics.”
Sidney Powell Asks Court To Toss Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.3 Billion Defamation Lawsuit
In a motion submitted on Monday, Powell’s lawyers argue that her statements are not actionable under defamation law because she made them as an advocate-attorney of Donald Trump. Dean of Missouri Law School Lyrissa Lidsky called this argument absurd: "Attorneys have ethical obligations not to lie, and she made the false statements in her capacity as an attorney."
Dominion Voting Systems Files $1.3 Billion Defamation Suit Against My Pillow CEO
Dominion lawyers are arguing that Mike Lindell used conspiracy theories about election fraud and voter rigging to promote his business.