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59. The client is responsible, although the client might also sue the lawyer for malpractice

Fri Oct 19, 2018, 04:19 PM

Oct 2018

if it appears the case was obviously so weak she was placed in jeopardy of having to pay legal costs for having filed it on the lawyer's recommendation.

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Judge throws out Stormy Daniels's lawsuit against Trump [View all] 7962 Oct 2018 OP

Another pos republican judge. rockfordfile Oct 2018 #1

Do you really like the idea that defending yourself in public can be called "defamation"? MadDAsHell Oct 2018 #28

Time for another Omarosa tape Achilleaze Oct 2018 #2

Whatever happened to her? bearsfootball516 Oct 2018 #6

Trumps Rebl2 Oct 2018 #10

Everybody and their cousin supposedly has a video of Trump doing or saying something nasty Jake Stern Oct 2018 #17

And thats really the only way to look at it. 7962 Oct 2018 #40

She had a book to hawk, so of course she'd say she had "hundreds" Blue_Tires Oct 2018 #42

No, it's time for Mueller. llmart Oct 2018 #7

Counting on a Righty quakerboy Oct 2018 #16

I have a sinking feeling that you are right. llmart Oct 2018 #18

and who appointed that judge? vlyons Oct 2018 #3

Bush in January 2003. n/t OnlinePoker Oct 2018 #19

Read the order. It's a solid ruling fully supported by the law. The judge had to rule this way. PSPS Oct 2018 #4

People here are not interested in the actual law jberryhill Oct 2018 #20

A ruling in favor of someone we dislike is always because the judge is a biased Republican - right? The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #51

Per Avenatti's tweet: spooky3 Oct 2018 #5

And he will lose again....it's his thing...losing. AncientGeezer Oct 2018 #22

What lawyer besides Perry Mason wins every case? spooky3 Oct 2018 #26

You call forcing Cohen's guilty plea and trump named an unindicted... brush Oct 2018 #29

Avenatti didn't force Cohen's guilty plea. The feds were investigating Cohen before The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #60

I know you're one of the anti-Avenattis here but he' the one who bought that case out into the... brush Oct 2018 #62

Mr. Harder apparently doesn't realize... jmowreader Oct 2018 #8

+1 Auggie Oct 2018 #9

He replaced Kennedy with Kavanaugh FBaggins Oct 2018 #12

The "our guy" syndrome. nt 7962 Oct 2018 #14

Judge Otero is an ultra conservative apptd by GW Bush sharedvalues Oct 2018 #11

This seems like good law regardless of the political leanings of the judge. MadDAsHell Oct 2018 #27

Well, get used to it. Ultra-conservative judges' opinions are illegitimate sharedvalues Oct 2018 #43

Stormy needs a new lawyer Azathoth Oct 2018 #13

I agree. I've been saying pretty much the same for some time, but it mostly falls on deaf ears. 7962 Oct 2018 #15

The DVD was cool jberryhill Oct 2018 #21

Yeah, that was back in APRIL I think. Haven't seen it since. 7962 Oct 2018 #23

Didn't you like the info from the ICE whistleblowers? jberryhill Oct 2018 #24

I think its a little of both! 7962 Oct 2018 #25

I know this is probably unpopular here, john657 Oct 2018 #47

Whatever happened to that DVD? The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #52

Are you anti-Avenatti posters forgetting that trump is an unindicted... brush Oct 2018 #30

Not him, Mueller is the man who has brought the real heat re: Cohen. Avenatti is a hanger-on 7962 Oct 2018 #34

Without Avenatti going after trump no one knows about any of it. brush Oct 2018 #39

He does bring attention to it. Mueller isnt going to appear on TV to discuss any of it. 7962 Oct 2018 #41

No, the reason is that the feds were investigating Cohen before the Daniels case The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #53

lol RandiFan1290 Oct 2018 #37

hey, it is what it is. All hat no cattle 7962 Oct 2018 #49

I'm beginning to think she'd have been better off pro se. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #61

A George W. Bush appointed judge Polybius Oct 2018 #31

Judge dismisses Stormy Daniels libel suit against Trump Gothmog Oct 2018 #32

Am sure this isn't over. Doesn't Avenatti get to file an appeal? iluvtennis Oct 2018 #33

He does, and has said he will. And it will also go nowhere. 7962 Oct 2018 #35

If Trump files to have his legal costs covered... MichMan Oct 2018 #36

The Plaintiff, Clifford, is responsible. 7962 Oct 2018 #46

The client is responsible, although the client might also sue the lawyer for malpractice The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #59

It's certainly going to turn the smug even more giddy. LanternWaste Oct 2018 #38

I'm curious as to how many of the posters suggesting the case was dismissed because the judge onenote Oct 2018 #44

Thank u for a refreshing breath of honest objectivity. 7962 Oct 2018 #45

I doubt most people even understood what this particular case was about jberryhill Oct 2018 #48

I just wish I understood what that paragraph meant! 7962 Oct 2018 #50

Oh jberryhill Oct 2018 #54

Thank you for this clear explanation. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #57

Thank you for taking the time to make that so easy to understand!! Much appreciated. 7962 Oct 2018 #58

The responsive brief will be interesting, for sure. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #56

Exactly. The case was a loser from the beginning. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #55