Storm(y) Front, Part 3: Debunking Some “Hot Takes” On The Daniels Lawsuit Against Trump – Fraud In The Inducement

I obviously have no insight into the thinking of Ms. Daniels’ counsel, but I would guess that looking at his facts, he felt that the theory of the failure to fully form an agreement was a path of lesser resistance than fraud.

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Storm(y) Front, Part 2: Debunking Some “Hot Takes” On The Daniels Lawsuit Against Trump - Statute of Frauds

The central fact that Ms. Daniels hangs her … um …. hat on is that Donald Trump did not sign the agreement.  If you hear that the dispute involves an attempt to enforce a contract and one party didn’t sign, the statute of frauds is a logical place for your mind to go.

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Storm(y) Front, Part 1: Her Legal Theory Is What, Exactly?

One of the first questions to address is precisely what is Ms. Daniels’ claim?  At its heart she claims that Donald Trump did not sign the nondisclosure agreement, and the legal consequence of that is that the agreement cannot be enforced against her.  Those are points “A” and “B” but what is the path between the two? 

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All Bark And No Bite: Threatened Defamation Suits As A Response To Sexual Assault Claims

The very serious topic of sexual assault has been seemingly all over the news lately.  Practically every day there are new allegations against some public figure.  The response of the accused obviously varies. Sometimes, however, the response involves announcing a plan to sue for defamation.

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