How the Giuliani defamation case unfolded

Freeman and Moss file suit in federal court in Washington

Jury awards about $148 million in damages

Jury verdict on damages. Awarded $16,171,000 to Freeman and $16,998,000 to Moss in compensatory damages for defamation, $20 million each for emotional distress, and $75 million in punitive damages, about $148 million in total. Final judgment was entered on 18 December 2023.

Giuliani files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

New York appellate court disbars Giuliani

Matter of Giuliani, Case No. 2021-00506. Disbarred Giuliani effective immediately. As reported by AP, the court wrote that nothing on the record would permit the conclusion that he lacked knowledge of the falsehood of his statements about the 2020 election.

Bankruptcy case dismissed

Dismissal of Giuliani's Chapter 11 case. Dismissed the bankruptcy case, citing a lack of transparency, which allowed the judgment creditors to pursue collection.

Settlement announced in the Manhattan collection case before Judge Lewis Liman

Notice filed that the judgment has been fully satisfied

Notice of Satisfaction of Judgment, filed by plaintiffs' counsel. States that Giuliani has fully satisfied the Final Judgment entered on 18 December 2023.

The Associated Press reports that Ed Martin, the Justice Department's pardon official, announced a presidential pardon covering federal crimes for Giuliani and others involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Giuliani was never federally charged, and AP notes the pardon applies only to federal crimes