Judge allows E. Jean Carroll to amend her defamation lawsuit to seek more damages against Trump

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A federal judge will allow E. Jean Carroll to amend her original defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump to include comments he made at a CNN town hall.

Carroll, a former magazine columnist, asked the judge for permission to amend the initial November 2019 lawsuit so she could try to seek additional punitive damages after Trump repeated statements a federal jury found to be defamatory.

[Chomper Higgot]

Run your mouth Donnie, you know it makes sense.

[jerrymahoney]

Trump asks for new trial in E. Jean Carroll sex abuse case

 

June 9, 2023   

In a filing in federal court in Manhattan, Trump's lawyers said the jury's $2 million award for the sexual abuse portion of the verdict was "excessive" because the jury had found that Carroll was not raped, and that the conduct she alleged did not cause any diagnosed mental injury.

 

Trump’s lawyers said in the filing on Thursday that Carroll is seeking “double recovery” with the second lawsuit.

 

They also argued that the jury’s awards were out of proportion to similar cases, asking U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan to reduce them if he rejects the bid for a new trial. 

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-asks-new-trial-e-jean-carroll-sex-abuse-case-court-filing-2023-06-08

 

Note that this is a separate motion from the appeal.

Edited June 14, 2023 by jerrymahoney

[Chomper Higgot]

19 minutes ago, jerrymahoney said:

Trump asks for new trial in E. Jean Carroll sex abuse case

 

June 9, 2023   

In a filing in federal court in Manhattan, Trump's lawyers said the jury's $2 million award for the sexual abuse portion of the verdict was "excessive" because the jury had found that Carroll was not raped, and that the conduct she alleged did not cause any diagnosed mental injury.

 

Trump’s lawyers said in the filing on Thursday that Carroll is seeking “double recovery” with the second lawsuit.

 

They also argued that the jury’s awards were out of proportion to similar cases, asking U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan to reduce them if he rejects the bid for a new trial. 

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-asks-new-trial-e-jean-carroll-sex-abuse-case-court-filing-2023-06-08

 

Note that this is a separate motion from the appeal.

You can’t blame him for at least trying.

 

‘Double recovery’ for Trump doubling down on his denigration of the plaintiff, on and on TV right after losing the first case.

 

Trump just doesn’t know when to button it.

[jerrymahoney]

24 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

You can’t blame him for at least trying.

 

‘Double recovery’ for Trump doubling down on his denigration of the plaintiff, on and on TV right after losing the first case.

 

Trump just doesn’t know when to button it.

The double recovery refers to 2 lawsuits for the same 2019 defamation.

 

And what you refer to the 'first case' is actually the second case. The case involving the amended complaint as in the OP was filed in 2020. That case has been long delayed as it was filed when Trump was still President and all the implications thereof. That cased is noted in Court documents as Carroll I

 

The case you have called the 'first case' was filed in 2022. In Court documents noted as Carroll II. And the appeal and the new trial or remittitur motion  are both for Carroll II.

 

 

Edited June 14, 2023 by jerrymahoney