The lawsuit, filed Monday in Minneapolis, alleges that Lindell’s company owes DHL about $800,000. Although the parties agreed to a settlement, DHL says MyPillow has paid only a fraction of the amount owed.
Conservative activist and election denier Mike Lindell has once again run into legal trouble, this time with the parcel delivery company DHL.
DHL has filed suit against Lindell’s company, claiming that MyPillow owes nearly $800,000 in unpaid bills, failed to pay all package delivery services within 15 days of billing and breached its contract with DHL, according to court documents obtained by USA TODAY on Friday.
The lawsuit was filed Monday in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis.
Lindell declined to comment when reached by USA TODAY on Friday.
Lawsuit filed after settlement payments were stopped
DHL and MyPillow reached a settlement in May 2023 that requires Lindell’s company to pay DHL $775,000 in 24 monthly installments beginning in April of this year, the lawsuit says.
But Lindell’s company only paid part of the compensation, just under $65,000, the lawsuit says.
DHL notified MyPillow of the default in payment in writing on July 2. The lawsuit now demands an amount of approximately $800,000 plus interest and legal fees, which could push the total significantly higher.
For Lindell, it is not the first time in court
As reported earlier this year, this is not Lindell’s first court appearance. U.S. District Judge John R. Tunheim ordered Lindell to pay $5 million to a software developer who debunked data the MyPillow CEO had used to claim that China interfered in the 2020 election.
In April, the U.S. Supreme Court also rejected an appeal by Lindell regarding his claim that his rights were violated when FBI agents seized his phone in 2022. The federal government seized his phone while investigating the leak of sensitive information from Colorado’s computerized voting systems.
Also in 2023, the lawyers defending him in various defamation cases asked the court for permission to withdraw his case because Lindell had not paid them.
According to court documents in the DHL case filed this week, Lindell does not have an attorney and is listed as self-represented.
Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at [email protected] and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.
