U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell has already ruled Mr. Giuliani liable for defamation, and the upcoming trial will deal with how much he owes the election workers in damages.
In a strongly worded order and opinion, Judge Howell criticized Mr. Giuliani for being disruptive throughout the case process, resulting in sanctions for “willful shirking” of his discovery obligations and now arguing that the election workers are owed only “nominal” damages.
It was Mr. Giuliani’s failure to share documents with the plaintiffs that led to his pretrial judgment, and order to pay the plaintiffs’ attorney fees. He argued on Nov. 30 that the damages should not be up to a jury; the judge ruled that punitive damages are awarded by juries.
“Having already scuttled plaintiffs’ right to ‘obtain relevant evidence both to support their claims and rebut any defenses,’ … Giuliani will not now be rewarded with his effort…
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