fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoRudy Giuliani Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in New York - Bloombergwww.bloomberg.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down15
arrow-up198arrow-down1external-linkRudy Giuliani Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in New York - Bloombergwww.bloomberg.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareChainweasel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoHe’s trying to get his assets locked by the bankruptcy trial so they can’t be sold off to pay his debt to the Georgia poll workers.
minus-squareeestileib@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·11 months agoPretty sure various law types have said that you can’t do that for defamation.
minus-squareChainweasel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 months agoRight, but no one accused Giuliani of being a good lawyer or making good legal decisions.
minus-squarecogman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoHe’s certainly not helping himself by further defaming them after trial. You can discharge legal fees in most cases, just not for malicious acts.
He’s trying to get his assets locked by the bankruptcy trial so they can’t be sold off to pay his debt to the Georgia poll workers.
Pretty sure various law types have said that you can’t do that for defamation.
Right, but no one accused Giuliani of being a good lawyer or making good legal decisions.
He’s certainly not helping himself by further defaming them after trial. You can discharge legal fees in most cases, just not for malicious acts.