A California judge ordered Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti to pay $4.85 million to an attorney at his former law firm, the first time the potential presidential candidate is being held personally liable in the case.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Dennis Landin said Avenatti must pay the money because he personally guaranteed a settlement with Jason Frank. Frank had alleged the firm misstated its profits and that he was owed millions.
The ruling follows a court ruling from a U.S. bankruptcy court judge who ordered Avenatti's former firm to pay $10 million to Frank in May. The $4.85 million is in addition.
In July, the Justice Department accused Avenatti of making misrepresentations in the bankruptcy case and said his former law firm owed more than $440,000 in unpaid federal taxes.
A federal judge dismissed Daniels' defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump.
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