Yesterday, a significant development arose in the ongoing legal battles of Mike Lindell, the CEO of My Pillow, famed for his staunch election denialism. Attorneys representing Lindell in three of his pending cases filed motions to withdraw their services. The pivot comes after Lindell reportedly left the Minneapolis-based firm Parker Daniels Kibort with outstanding invoice in the millions of dollars. Given the recent developments, the firm decided that future payments from the CEO were unlikely to materialize. Above The Law first broke the news.
According to the motions to withdraw, Andrew Parker, Lindell’s long-time counsel reported, “On October 2, 2023, PDK was informed by Defendants that they are not able to get caught up with or make any payment on the large amount they owe in arrears nor pay for anywhere near the estimated expense of continuing to defend against the lawsuits going forward.” He furthers in his writing, that continued defense for Lindell would place his firm under severe financial risk, possibly jeopardizing its existence.
Parker seeks to withdraw from defamation suits filed against Lindell by voting machine companies Dominion and Smartmatic and former Dominion executive Eric Coomer, who Lindell accused of election theft.
Lindell, facing financial difficulties, recently put forth that his company is under IRS audit in multiple states because of its employee compensation structure. Politico reports that Lindell cites the cut in his line of credit from $1 million to $100,000 by American Express as the principal cause of his financial woes, leaving him barely able to manage payroll. Furthermore, his company had to auction over 700 pieces of office equipment due to declining sales this summer.
Despite these challenges, Lindell remains defiant, pledging to CNN that he will never settle the lawsuits.