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Jury awards Freeman and Moss $148.169 million against Giuliani

Date
2023-12-15
Entry type
defamation-damages
Current status
Final judgment entered December 18, 2023 reflected $145.969 million plus $237,113 in fees

The award quantified reputational, emotional-distress, and punitive damages borne by Giuliani for the adjudicated defamation.

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  1. feeAttorney-fee award$237,113
    Ordered fee payer / source
    Rudy Giuliani
    Ordered fee recipient
    Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Moss
    Financially affected
    Rudy Giuliani
    ordered · 2023-12-18 · observedPopulation Attorney fees awarded to Freeman and Moss in the defamation actionPeriod 2023-08-30 to 2023-12-18Basis Use the accumulated-fee figure stated in the court opinion's description of the December 18 final judgment.Limits The reviewed opinion establishes the award, not the amount ultimately collected.Open cited evidence
  2. penaltyFinal-judgment damages$145.969 million
    Ordered from
    Rudy Giuliani
    Ordered to
    Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Moss
    Financially affected
    Rudy Giuliani
    ordered · 2023-12-18 · observedPopulation Compensatory and punitive damages ordered for Ruby Freeman and Wandrea MossPeriod 2023-12-15 to 2023-12-18Basis Use the damages amount in the December 18 final judgment described in the court opinion rather than the larger December 15 jury verdict.Limits An ordered judgment is not the same as cash collected; later settlement terms were confidential.Open cited evidence

Claims and evidence

  1. factfound-liable

    A jury awarded Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Moss $148.169 million after hearing evidence of the threats and reputational harm caused by Giuliani's false election accusations. Three days later, the court entered the parties' stipulated final judgment at $145.969 million plus $237,113 in accumulated attorney fees. These are ordered liabilities, not proof that the full amount was collected.