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Michael Avenatti is no longer representing Stormy Daniels
Michael Avenatti and Stormy Daniels are parting ways. Daniels said in a tweet that she has retained Tulsa-based attorney Clark Brewster as her personal attorney and has asked him to review all legal matters involving her. “Upon completion of Mr. Brewster’s review and further consultation with me, I anticipate Mr. Brewster will serve as my […]
Stormy Daniels drops defamation claim against former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen
A federal judge agreed this week to a request from Stormy Daniels to drop her defamation claim against Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, filed as part of her ongoing legal battle with the president. District Judge S. James Otero, in a ruling issued Monday, allowed Daniels to amend her complaint to drop the […]
Michael Avenatti filed Stormy Daniels’ defamation suit against her wishes, she says
Adult-film actress Stormy Daniels said Wednesday that she is debating whether to part ways with her attorney, Michael Avenatti, accusing him of filing a defamation suit against President Donald Trump against her wishes and launching a crowdfunding campaign without her permission. “I haven’t decided yet what to do about legal representation moving forward,” Daniels said […]
Judge throws out Stormy Daniels’ lawsuit against Trump
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit from adult film actress Stormy Daniels that claimed President Donald Trump defamed her when he suggested she had lied about being threatened to keep quiet about their alleged relationship. U.S. District Judge James Otero in Los Angeles ruled that Trump’s speech was protected by the First Amendment […]
Trump, Cohen do not plan to enforce Stormy Daniels’ nondisclosure agreement, court filings state
Neither President Donald Trump nor his former attorney Michael Cohen plan to enforce the 2016 nondisclosure agreement signed by adult-film star Stormy Daniels, according to federal court documents that raised questions about the future of her main case against the president. Lawyers for Trump stated Saturday that he “does not, and will not, contest (Daniels’) […]
Judge rejects gag order request in Stormy Daniels’ case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge rejected a request for a gag order on Tuesday that would’ve prohibited porn actress Stormy Daniels’s lawyer from discussing her lawsuit against President Donald Trump with reporters and the public. U.S. District Judge S. James Otero’s order came after an attorney for Michael Cohen, Trump’s former longtime personal […]
Porn star’s lawyer says Russian paid Trump attorney Cohen
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stormy Daniels’ lawyer said Tuesday he has information showing that Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney, received $500,000 from a company associated with a Russian billionaire within months of paying hush money to Daniels, a porn star who claims she had an affair with Trump. Lawyer Michael Avenatti also said […]
Trump says ‘retainer’ to lawyer covered porn star payment
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday reimbursement to his personal lawyer for hush money paid to porn actress Stormy Daniels was done through a monthly retainer and “had nothing to do with the campaign.” On Twitter, Trump says his personal attorney Michael Cohen received a monthly retainer “from which he entered into, through […]
Porn star Stormy Daniels sues President Trump for defamation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The porn actress alleging a sexual encounter with President Donald Trump is escalating her legal fight, suing the president for defamation. Stormy Daniels filed the complaint in federal court in New York on Monday. At issue is a tweet Trump made in which he dismissed a composite sketch that Daniels says depicted […]
If you sue a billionaire president, can crowdfunding level the legal playing field?
Porn star Stormy Daniels wants help with legal expenses after filing a lawsuit against President Donald Trump – costs that are likely to climb to hundreds of thousands of dollars. She put out a plea on a fundraising website and brought in more than $310,000 in mostly small donations in about a month. Successful online […]
An ‘adrenaline junkie’ confronts President Donald Trump
NEW YORK – In the small hours on the morning of his 41st birthday, lawyer Michael Avenatti lay restless at his home in Newport Beach, California. He was waiting on an email, and it finally arrived, with brain-rattling force, around 5:30 a.m. A court in New Jersey had reversed a $41 million verdict he’d won […]
Porn star says she feels free to discuss Trump encounter
NEW YORK (AP) — Stormy Daniels, the porn star whom Donald Trump’s attorney acknowledges paying $130,000 just before Election Day, believes she is now free to discuss an alleged sexual encounter with the man who is now president, her manager told The Associated Press. At the same time, developments in the bizarre case fueled questions […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Breach of contract: Hausrath Landscape Maintenance Inc. v. Caravan Facilities Management LLC
- Second Circuit – New York Child Victim’s Act: Kane v. Mount Pleasant CSD; Coe v. Eastport Union Free School
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Appointing law clerk: Opinion 22-149
- Fourth Department – Bill of particulars: Harris v. Rome Memorial Hospital, et al.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Accusations against co-judge: Opinion 22-148
- Fourth Department – Medicaid: Washington Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Home v. NYS Dept. of Health
- Fourth Department – Criminal possession of a firearm: People v. Wilson
- Fourth Department – Promoting prostitution: People v. Watts
- Second Circuit – Class certification: Arkansas Teachers Retirement System V. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
- Fourth Department – Show-up identification: People v. Waggoner
- Fourth Department – Association: Victory Village Tenants Assoc. v. Evergreen Communities, et al.
- Second Circuit – In personam jurisdiction: Kaplan v. Bank Saderat PLC
Law News
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- Harter Secrest & Emery LLP names partner-in-charge of Buffalo office
- Banned professor sues SUNY Fredonia leaders
- Hochul signs law requiring unemployment insurance information from employers
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