Linda Reynolds在赢得了315K的诽谤损害赔偿金后,试图使Brittany Higgins破产超过100万美元的法律费用。 Linda Reynolds seeks to bankrupt Brittany Higgins over $1M in legal costs after winning $315K in defamation damages.

前自由党议员Linda Reynolds与员工Brittany Higgins之间的诽谤案导致Reynolds在赢得315 000美元的损害赔偿后,试图使Higgins破产,追讨超过100万美元的法律费用。 A defamation case between former Liberal MP Linda Reynolds and staffer Brittany Higgins has led to Reynolds seeking to bankrupt Higgins to recover over $1 million in legal costs after winning $315,000 in damages. 西澳大利亚州最高法院裁定Higgins多次就Reynolds作出虚假陈述,包括声称骚扰和处理她2019年强奸指控不当。 The Western Australia Supreme Court ruled Higgins made multiple false statements about Reynolds, including claims of harassment and mishandling her 2019 rape allegation. Reynolds启动了破产程序,通过Higgins的律师提供文件,以保护她的心理健康,这是联邦法院法官正在审查的一项举措。 Reynolds launched bankruptcy proceedings, serving documents through Higgins’ lawyer to protect her mental health, a move under review by a Federal Court judge. 如果批准,这一过程可以揭示希金斯如何花费其240万美元的付款。 If approved, the process could reveal how Higgins spent her $2.4 million payout. 希金斯的丈夫在被命令支付85 000美元的损害赔偿金后,也收到破产通知。 Higgins’ husband was also served with a bankruptcy notice after being ordered to pay $85,000 in damages. 一个单独的联邦法院裁定希金斯很可能被Bruce Lehrmann强奸,Lehrmann的一项裁决是Lehrmann提出上诉的。 A separate Federal Court found Higgins was likely raped by Bruce Lehrmann, a ruling Lehrmann has appealed.