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Civil Litigation,
Contracts

Apr. 17, 2018

Could an overlooked theory help Stormy Daniels win her case?

If what she said is true, Clifford should seek leave to amend her pleading to assert this theory, before it is too late.

J. Benjamin Blakeman

Blakeman Law

Phone: (213) 629-9922

Email: ben@lifeinsurance-law.com

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Could an overlooked theory help Stormy Daniels win her case?
Michael Avenatti, the attorney for Stormy Daniels, speaks outside a courthouse in Manhattan, April 13. (New York Times News Service)

When I first learned the details of the Stormy Daniels case, I was both intrigued and concerned. As a civil lawyer with over 40 years' experience, I have litigated quite a few contracts. But this was the first time I ever heard the theory on which Daniels, aka Stephanie Clifford, based her original declaratory relief action in which she sought to rescind the settlement agreement. Critically, she seeks to keep her case in court despite the fact that it contains an arbi...

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