Ronaldo’s lawsuit was dismissed
The Canadian Press – June 11, 2022 / 09:42 | History: 371643
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Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United
A Nevada woman has lost her bid in a U.S. court for forcing international football star Cristiano Ronaldo to pay millions of dollars more than the $ 375,000 in silent money he received after he allegedly raped her in Las Vegas in 2009.
U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer Dorsey in Las Vegas on Friday dismissed the court case for punishing woman lawyer Leslie Mark Stovall for “misconduct” and the use of confidential documents. ” kidnapped “which, according to the judge, contaminated the case further. redemption.
Dorsey said in his 42-page order that dismissing a case without the possibility of re-filing it is a severe sanction, but said Ronaldo had been harmed by Stovall’s conduct.
“I believe that the acquisition and continued use of these documents was in bad faith, and simply disqualifying Stovall will not cure Ronaldo’s harm because the embezzled documents and their confidential content have been integrated into the very fabric of the statements by (plaintiff Kathryn) Mayorga. ” “They deserve harsh sanctions.”
Stovall did not immediately respond to phone and email messages Saturday. Text messages to associate Larissa Drohobyczer were not answered. They could appeal the decision to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
Ronaldo’s Las Vegas lawyer Peter Christiansen was traveling and could not be reached for comment.
The Associated Press generally does not name people who claim to be victims of sexual assault, but Mayorga gave consent through Stovall and Drohobyczer to make his name public.