A U.S. federal judge on Monday rejected Michael Avenatti's bid to dismiss t...
FILE PHOTO: Attorney Michael Avenatti arrives at United States Court in the New York City borough of Manhattan, New York, U.S., July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe in Manhattan said prosecutors had sufficiently alleged that Avenatti engaged in wrongful conduct by threatening Nike with economic and reputational harm if it did not pay him millions of dollars. Lawyers for Avenatti did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A spokesman for U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman in Manhattan declined to comment.
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