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Judge awards Hunter Biden $1.7 million in defamation suit against former Overstock CEO

NBC News Politics·July 15, 2026·1 min read
Judge awards Hunter Biden $1.7 million in defamation suit against former Overstock CEO

Judge Stephen Wilson awarded Hunter Biden $1.7 million in a defamation suit against former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne. Wilson wrote that Byrne's comments were "not a product of excusable neglect but rather of coordinated strategy." The ruling concludes the legal dispute over defamatory statements made by Byrne.

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