Avenatti Asks Judge to Nix Nike Jury Verdict or OK New Trial
“The once high-flying California attorney Michael Avenatti wants a judge to reject a jury verdict that found he tried to extort Nike,” reports Larry Neumeister in The Sacramento Bee.
“Lawyers for Avenatti asked a Manhattan judge late Monday to overturn the verdict or grant a new trial for the 49-year-old man who rose to fame representing porn star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump.”
“They said in court papers that U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe should take the rare step of overturning the jury verdict that convicted him of trying to extort up to $25 million from the shoemaker.”
