The defendant wasn’t at trial and didn’t have a lawyer, and plans to appeal; the judgment might as well be for $73 gazillion, as the ex-husband is already in contempt of court for failure to pay spousal support. (Greensboro News-Record March 18 and March 17 via Volokh). We’ve been covering the issue for years, as a click on the tags will reveal.
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I’d think if his affections were alienated so easily, he’s not worth $9 million, even if he does have a decent job.
Note also that social conservative Maggie Gallagher is once again promoting her bad idea of lawsuits against websites and other third party enterprises that “facilitate” adultery, which we mentioned in a brief post a year ago.
Even scooter trash like me knows you don’t monkey with another monkey’s monkey.
$9 million is more than 5 times average lifetime earnings. I didn’t know that North Carolina was so hoity toity, but then again I do not live in a luxurious-trailer park.