Judge Throws Out Alex Murdaugh's $600,000 Suit Against Becky Hill Before 2027 Retrial
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Updated · The Guardian · Aug 5
Judge Throws Out Alex Murdaugh's $600,000 Suit Against Becky Hill Before 2027 Retrial
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Aug 5
Summary
Richard Gergel dismissed Alex Murdaugh’s bid to recover $600,000 in legal fees from former clerk Becky Hill, ruling her misconduct did not cause those defense costs.
The judge said Murdaugh would have had to pay lawyers for his first murder trial anyway because Hill neither investigated him nor brought the criminal charges.
Hill’s comments to jurors had helped prompt the South Carolina Supreme Court to overturn Murdaugh’s murder convictions and life sentences earlier this year, setting a new trial for April.
Murdaugh still remains in prison after pleading guilty to stealing about $12 million from clients, serving a 40-year federal sentence alongside a 27-year state term for financial crimes.