Fogbow

Defending herself from more than $1 billion in liabilities from Dominion Voting Machines, lawyer Sidney Powell argued late last month that that “no reasonable person” would believe that her conspiracy theories were factual. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) cited that concession to argue that the pro-Trump lawyer’s meritless litigation is sanctionable.

“These attorneys seemingly made statements they knew were misleading in an effort to further their false and destructive narrative,” Nessel wrote in a statement on Wednesday. “As lawyers, fidelity to the law is paramount. These individuals worked to further conspiracy theories in an effort to erode public trust in government and dismantle our systems of democracy. Their actions are inexcusable.”

On Tuesday, the attorney general filed a supplemental briefing on behalf of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D), drawing a federal judge’s attention to Powell’s latest defense against the more than $1 billion in liabilities that she faces from Dominion Voting System’s defamation lawsuit.



However helpful Powell may believe that argument to be in guarding against Dominion’s defamation claims, Whitmer, Benson and Nessel find that it undermines her position in persuading a federal judge that she should not be sanctioned with attorney fees.

MN-Skeptic wrote: ↑Wed Apr 07, 2021 1:57 pm
The brief can be found at the link above. (I don't know how to link directly to that brief.)

orlylicious wrote: ↑Sun Apr 04, 2021 8:16 pm With such raves here, had to let Mackensie know how much The Fogbow enjoyed it. His poor little tweet about the story only had two likes so gave him a sympathy like.

Atticus Finch wrote: ↑Sat May 01, 2021 11:21 am Today is the birthday of my evil twin sister.

neonzx wrote: ↑Sat May 01, 2021 11:47 am

Atticus Finch wrote: ↑Sat May 01, 2021 11:21 am Today is the birthday of my evil twin sister.

I thought twins (even maternal) were supposed to be joined at the hip?

Atticus Finch wrote: ↑Sat May 01, 2021 11:52 am

neonzx wrote: ↑Sat May 01, 2021 11:47 am

Atticus Finch wrote: ↑Sat May 01, 2021 11:21 am Today is the birthday of my evil twin sister.

I thought twins (even maternal) were supposed to be joined at the hip?

same mom different dad. After conception, her dad was last seen driving on Route 666 to hell.

Gregg wrote: ↑Sat May 01, 2021 9:41 pm You forgot to warn him we're protected by a Regiment of Wiener Dogs with attach helicopters.

Mackenzie Alan Bettle@realmackenzieB
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May 3, 2021
Damn. You just opened a can of whoop ass you probably wish you did not open at this point.

fierceredpanda wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 8:34 am Finally getting around to reading Dominion's brief. My god, Sidney's lawyers must be losing their minds over the April 3 statements to D'Souza. "I firmly believe everything I said was true," is pretty unambiguous. And this after her attorneys filed a motion to dismiss claiming no reasonable person would believe what she was saying. As an attorney who has also had the experience of carefully designing, engineering, and constructing the complex latticework of a legal argument only to see the client set fire to the whole edifice at the first opportunity, I sympathize.

Dominion's lawyers, I am sure, do not mind Powell handing them a compelling argument down the line for punitive damages. Not that it matters, because there's no way Sidney has enough assets to make a meaningful dent in the actual damages Dominion should get from this.

Also, question: I don't do civil litigation (though sometimes I wish I could), but I am wondering if a corporate plaintiff's firm like Susman Godfrey LLP (Dominion's lawyers) still operates on a contingency basis or if they are paid on a billable hour basis like most other firms doing corporate work. While contingency has it's definite upsides - just imagine 30% of the $1.1 billion settlement that Stephen Susman famously got for Texas Instruments - in this case, you have to wonder how much they can even get out of Powell, especially if she's willing to bankrupt herself paying lawyers to make frivolous arguments in her defense. So I'm assuming they are billing hourly, but I'm just curious if anyone knows.

fierceredpanda wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 8:34 am Finally getting around to reading Dominion's brief. My god, Sidney's lawyers must be losing their minds over the April 3 statements to D'Souza. "I firmly believe everything I said was true," is pretty unambiguous. And this after her attorneys filed a motion to dismiss claiming no reasonable person would believe what she was saying. As an attorney who has also had the experience of carefully designing, engineering, and constructing the complex latticework of a legal argument only to see the client set fire to the whole edifice at the first opportunity, I sympathize.

Dominion's lawyers, I am sure, do not mind Powell handing them a compelling argument down the line for punitive damages. Not that it matters, because there's no way Sidney has enough assets to make a meaningful dent in the actual damages Dominion should get from this.

Also, question: I don't do civil litigation (though sometimes I wish I could), but I am wondering if a corporate plaintiff's firm like Susman Godfrey LLP (Dominion's lawyers) still operates on a contingency basis or if they are paid on a billable hour basis like most other firms doing corporate work. While contingency has it's definite upsides - just imagine 30% of the $1.1 billion settlement that Stephen Susman famously got for Texas Instruments - in this case, you have to wonder how much they can even get out of Powell, especially if she's willing to bankrupt herself paying lawyers to make frivolous arguments in her defense. So I'm assuming they are billing hourly, but I'm just curious if anyone knows.

sterngard friegen wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 9:29 pmBut if it wasn't parody, or if people could believe it (and boy did they!), it's actionable.

Here's the link to it, Dinesh put it in four parts: https://rumble.com/search/video?q=sidne ... l%20dinesh

PART 1: Sidney Powell is NOT Backing Down
PART 2: Sidney Powell Gives Her Side of the Story
PART 3: Why Wasn’t Sidney Powell’s Evidence Examined? This Will INFURIATE You
PART 4: Sidney Powell Discusses What’s ACTUALLY Happening in America

Gregg wrote: ↑Wed May 05, 2021 12:11 am Did I read somewhere that in actual real facts, the machines in question were only used in a few jurisdictions and not in most of the "all you need is 6 cities" cities?