Civil Litigation
Aug. 4, 2017
Contentious fraud, defamation trial ends with judge reading contentious tweets
A federal judge read jury instructions Thursday that included the verbatim recitation of vitriolic social media postings, laced with insults.
U.S. District Judge Andrew Guilford of Santa Ana read the barbed social media postings that are alleged to be dematory to the jury that will decide an emotionally charged fraud and defamation trial.
SANTA ANA — An emotionally charged fraud and defamation case brought by a prominent Orange County businessman led to unusual courtroom dialogue from a federal judge Thursday: jury instructions that included the verbatim recitation of vitriolic social media postings, laced with insults and bravado.
“‘Bruce Cahill, I will bet you $5 million dollars that you are the biggest fraud, forger, thief and cheater. Bring your evidence, and I’ll...
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