Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti ordered to pay $4.85 million in dispute with former colleagu

[oberliner]

Source: AP via CNBC

A California judge on Monday ordered Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti to pay $4.85 million to an attorney at his former law firm, the first time the potential presidential candidate is being held personally liable in the case.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Dennis Landin issued the ruling after turning down a request from Avenatti to have the matter moved to federal court, which the opposing side called a delay tactic.

Avenatti did not appear at the court hearing and never filed opposing arguments in the case.

The judge said Avenatti must pay the money because he personally guaranteed a settlement with Jason Frank, who had worked at his former firm.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/22/judge-michael-avenatti-must-pay-4point85-in-ex-lawyers-suit.html

[7962]

1. Another in a series of judgements against him. As I've said for months, this guy is another trump.

No, he's NOT a hero.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

3. Maybe Avenatti is just what the Democratic Party needs...

a bare-knuckles fighter who can go toe-to-toe with the dicKKK-tator-in-chief.

[jberryhill]

5. Timed to coincide with the rally, no doubt

[7962]

7. There is something to be said for that. fight fire with fire, as they say.

But Avenattis fire is about to run out soon I think.

[LanternWaste]

9. What specifically leads you to allege that?

"But Avenattis (sic) fire is about to run out soon I think..."

[7962]

14. Becauseivebeenrightsofar (sic).

[groundloop]

12. Yep.... seems that his 15 minutes of fame is about over

Granted, I truly appreciate anyone who is a thorn in Tiny's side, but Avenatti is definitely NOT who the Democratic Party needs on the presidential ticket and I wish news outlets would quit calling him a potential candidate.

[mr_lebowski]

2. Well, that'd sure put a crimp in my Armani/Ferrari Budget, dunno 'bout y'all, but ... (nt)

[onenote]

4. And before people start attacking the Judge, here's his background

Judge Dennis Landin: Appointed to court by Democratic governor Gray Davis in 2002. In 2010 he was elected president of the Latino Judges Association. He started his legal career as a staff attorney for the Legal Aid Foundation of Long Beach, and then joined the office of the Federal Public Defender for the Central District of California in 1982, and from 1992 until his appointment to the bench served as the chief assistant to the Federal Public Defender.

Landin has been an active member of the Mexican American Bar Association of Los Angeles County and was on its board of trustees for several years.

He is a former board member and past president of Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, a non-profit corporation that provides counseling and legal representation for poor people in the San Fernando, Santa Clarita and San Gabriel Valleys. He is also a past chairperson of the Committee on Federal Courts for the California State Bar.

[7962]

6. How'd you know?

[onenote]

8. Link:

http://www.metnews.com/articles/2010/land100510.htm

[7962]

15. Oops, I meant how'd you know thats the first thing people would do.

but I could have been clearer with the wording!!

[onenote]

16. Got it: Because it almost always happens.

The first thing some folks do is to assume that if a case goes against a Trump opponent, it must be because the judge was corrupt. It's a silly, whiny assumption, and it happens all the time.

[LiberalLovinLug]

10. While I appreciate all that Avenatti has done for Democrats, I think he has always had a shelf life

And a limit to his infuence. And that ultimately, its about upping his profile, and making money for himself and his clients. What i want most out of Avenatti is to be an inspiration to actual running Democrats. To show them that they can actually win with a spine.

[WhoWoodaKnew]

11. Two people who've had legal judgments against them. Trump and Avenatti.

They deserve each other if you ask me. Maybe far away from the rest of us in some bar in New Mexico.

[Mr.Bill]

13. I'd be a little more impressed with Avenatti

if he actually brought someone from the Trump team into a courtroom and beat them.

[Izzy Blue]

17. Cofnused! What happens to the 10 million judgement he was already hit with

For not paying the original 2 million payment?

May 22, 2018
Michael Avenatti’s Law Firm Hit With $10 Million Judgment

"When he isn’t creating massive legal headaches for the president of the United States, Stormy Daniels’s attorney finds time to engineer a few for himself. On Tuesday, a bankruptcy court judge in California hit one of Michael Avenatti’s law firms with a $10 million judgment, after Avenatti failed to deliver on a $2 million promise he had made to a former colleague, the Los Angeles Times reports.

To settle his law firm’s bankruptcy, Stormy Daniels’s attorney had promised to pay his former colleague Jason Frank $4.85 million — and agreed that if he failed to make such restitution in a timely matter, then the Eagan Avenatti firm would agree to pay Frank $10 million. Last week, Frank’s first $2 million came due, and Avenatti did not pay up"

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more
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/05/michael-avenattis-law-firm-hit-with-usd10-million-judgment.html?gtm=bottom>m=top

[Igel]

18. That was a judgment against his firm.

This is a judgment against him.

And there are still people, no doubt, who say that Avenatti's never been wrong or made a mistake. Mostly because people follow a strong horse, and that's how Avenatti (rather like Trump) bills himself.

[Izzy Blue]

19. Thank you..

This too.

"Michael Avenatti is hit with $4.85-million judgment for unpaid debt as court orders eviction of his law firm"



" Less than an hour after his defeat in the Los Angeles lawsuit, Avenatti suffered another setback at a trial in Orange County: The Irvine Co. won a court order evicting him and his staff from their offices because the firm, Eagan Avenatti, skipped the last four months of rent.

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http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-avenatti-eviction-20181022-story.html

[SKKY]

20. Didn't this lawsuit actually predate his involvement with Stormy Daniels?

Thought I heard that somewhere.

[oberliner]

21. Yes, it did

[SKKY]

22. That's good to hear. I mean, there is no scenario where I can see myself...

...voting for Avenatti, but in the overall political climate we find ourselves living in, he's proven quite useful. Few are willing to call out the President's BS the way his own followers can understand. I can see him being a very popular surrogate.

[oberliner]

23. I respectfully disagree with that assessment