Stormy Daniels’ attorney Michael Avenatti was sued Wednesday for breach of contract by his former law partner Jason Frank.
Frank alleges that Avenatti violated a settlement agreement that had been reached in December. Under the terms of the settlement, according to the complaint, Avenatti’s law firm was to pay Frank $4.85 million, with a $2 million installment due by May 14. Avenatti failed to wire the installment, the complaint alleges.
In a statement to TPM, Frank’s attorney Eric M. George said that Avenatti’s law firm “entered into a crystal clear written settlement agreement to resolve a prior lawsuit brought by Jason Frank, his former law partner.”
“The settlement agreement was approved by a federal court and was a condition of his law firm exiting bankruptcy,” he said. “Under this settlement, Mr. Avenatti’s law firm was required to pay Mr. Frank $4.85 million, all of which was personally guaranteed by Mr. Avenatti.”
Avenatti, in an email to TPM, said that Frank was “trying to capitalize on the situation.”
“The suit is completely bogus. Who cares?” Avenatti said.
Read the complaint below:
This may be important, but it isn’t what I’m looking to read as THE headline story tonight. (Too much significant breaking news.)
Yawn. And TPM slides further into irrelevancy. But wait… you can join TPM Prime and get all the details of this fascinating story…or not.
I consider it highly suspect that the money was due yesterday, and Avenatti is being slapped with a lawsuit today. Does anyone else suspect that Frank is working with Team Trump?
Boy, the “Shallow State” has gone into full “Attack Gerbil” mode, trying to rewrite and reframe the narrative. Sadly for them, we don’t actually care about Avennati and Daniels, except as a weapon against our cultural nemesis. - yeah, just like the Evangelical culture warriors don’t care about Donnie, except as a weapon in their cultural jihad.
Ironic, non?
And right on cue…
Every deplorable in the GOP base…
Every Parseltongue on Fox…
Every Made Man in the Congressional majority…
And every shape-shifting replicant in the White House…
Will arise in unison to declare that the worst crime any man can possibly commit is…
To stiff a creditor!!!