Dominion files $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell

[BumRushDaShow]

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Source: Axios

Dominion Voting Systems on Monday sued MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell for more than $1.3 billion in damages, alleging that the Trump ally exploited the baseless conspiracy theory that Dominion's voting machines rigged the election for Joe Biden to sell more pillows.

The big picture: Lindell is the latest Trump ally to face a multibillion-dollar lawsuit from Dominion or Smartmatic, another voting machine company subjected to a campaign of false claims about the election.

Pro-Trump lawyers Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani have each been sued by Dominion for $1.3 billion in damages.
Earlier this month, Smartmatic sued Powell, Giuliani, Fox News and some of the network's top hosts for $2.7 billion.

Lindell, who received a cease-and-desist letter from Dominion in January, told Axios at the time: "I want Dominion to put up their lawsuit because we have 100% evidence that China and other countries used their machines to steal the election."

What they're saying: "Lindell’s statements have exposed Dominion to the most extreme hatred and contempt. Lindell himself called it the “biggest crime ever committed in election history against our country and the world," Dominion wrote in its 115-page complaint.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/dominion-mike-lindell-defamation-aed0d355-6eee-4a61-b3ca-2a5ecfeefb57.html

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Here is a link to the complaint - https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20489801-2-22-21-dominion-v-my-pillow-michael-lindell-complaint

[brer cat]

1. I don't suppose Dominion wants to own a pillow compay

but they may wind up with one.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Looks like

they are going to sue everyone they can in hopes to clean up from settlements done by all of them.

(it would be nice if they were able to take out Lindell though )

[NCjack]

11. About time there are consequences for libel.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

31. I wonder how much Lindell will get when he tries to hock that cross necklace,

[OldBaldy1701E]

32. I swear

I will never forget the first time I saw a MyPillow ad and was like, "What is the freaking deal with the cross? Could he pander any more openly??" (Obviously the answer was 'no').

[reACTIONary]

35. +10 - Me too. nt

[olegramps]

25. Lindell's head won't be resting ease tonight.

[Yeehah]

3. Now the fun begins!

Watching these traitorous tools lose everything will be highly entertaining.

[Warpy]

23. I'm generally against SLAPP suits, I think they're a horrible practice

but I have to say it's fun seeing the tables turned, a soul sucking corporation suing an unmitigated jackass instead of a whistleblower or left of center ethicist.

I can see Lindell going through lawyers almost as fast as Dumdum did. He's a true believer in his own horse shit.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Edited .... Why didn't they go after Ru$h?

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You catch my drift but I didn't like using Ru$h's terminology.

It's not like feminism wasn't withering from the hot air.

[Merlot]

13. wow.

[NJCher]

5. no soft landing

for Lindell.

Hmmmm....who's that kid over there with a pillow company and no political baggage?

[marble falls]

6. The Dominion 'My Pillow' does have a nice ring to it!

[The Jungle 1]

7. defense donation

I think I will collect a pillow case of dog poop and mail it to pillow boy.

[Fritz Walter]

8. OK, Dominion has put up

Now the Defendant had better shut up. And if that’s the major accomplishment of this lawsuit, that’s not a bad thing.

I wonder if “Lawyer Cat” will represent him...

[iemanja]

9. well deserved.

I hope they take Lindell for everything he has.

[no_hypocrisy]

10. Shut up and settle, Mike.

[HotRod Deluxe]

12. Oh Well....

At least he has a pillow to cry into.

[pandr32]

15. LOL!

[cab67]

22. pretty soon, he'll have a whole warehouse full of them.

No one else will want them.

[Gamecock Lefty]

14. Maybe Kirk Cameron can start a GoFundMe page for the poor guy?

[Bengus81]

29. Or wittle Ricky Schroeder.......

[ZenDem]

16. This could possibly be the most important lawsuit of Trump's failed presidency.

By destroying the bullshit of rigged elections, an enormous cloud of doubt will be cast over all the other conspiracies. It's a domino. How many elected Republicans labeled themselves with the conspiracy of a rigged election? How many have conveniently forgotten about the role that Trump had on 1/6, now that the dust has settled?

This all needs to be very public. Every detail needs to be made clear to the public.

This is so much more than suing a handful of idiots.

[ZonkerHarris]

17. Destroy him and his business and expose the lies.

[Blue Owl]

18. I wanna see that creepy fucker filing for bankruptcy by the end of the year

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

19. Hitching his car to the Trump train was not a good business decision

[twodogsbarking]

20. You deserve it Mike.

And much more.

[cab67]

21. honest question -

I'm not an attorney, so I don't really know how such things work.

Does it count as libel, slander, or defamation if the person making the accusations actually believes them? I don't know if this Lindell character really believes what he's claimed, but if he does, does that afford him some protection?

(I'm hoping the answer is "no," by the way.)

[reACTIONary]

36. I googled...

If the person defamed was a private person, in most states, the person making the defamatory statement can only be held liable for defamation if he/she: knew that the statement was false and defamatory, or. acted with reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the statement in making the statement, or acted negligently in failing to ascertain whether the statement was true or false before making it. To act in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of a statement means that the person making the statement had serious doubts as to the truth of the statement, but they went ahead and made it anyway.

So, two point, it depends on state law, so where they file the case counts, and given the outlandish nature and claims to have evidence without there being evidence, it sound like negligence might be easy to prove. And if you say you have evidence, then are unable to provide it, you could argue it was known to be false.

[keithbvadu2]

24. Mike can present his 'absolute proof' in court.

Mike can present his 'absolute proof' in court.

Go for it, Mike!

Knock 'em over with a feather pillow.

[SeattleVet]

26. The discovery phase should be a real goldmine!

[OldBaldy1701E]

33. You had my thought! (n/t)

[ProfessorGAC]

27. 8.6 Times What His Company Is Worth!

Mikey, I don't think you thought this through.

[Tommymac]

28. If the evidence under oath proves Dominion Machines are truly secure...

which I believe they are, then Dominion will become the World Leader in this field.

The profits could make these amounts seem like pocket change if that occurs.

They have a lot riding on this case - I doubt their will be a private settlement. They probably will settle publically so will require the truth and evidence to be put out there for all to see.

And Mr. Lindell is going to have to eat shit on national TV when he apologizes.

[Bengus81]

30. Sorry Mike but all the Trump Humpers are in jail or gave all their cash to Trump for lawsuits

Don't think for a second your going to get millions in "help".

[OldBaldy1701E]

34. I have one thing to say about this

BBWWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!