A federal appeals court on Wednesday overturned a $5 million arbitration award against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, ruling that an arbitration panel exceeded its authority when it sided with a software developer who disproved Lindell’s claims of Chinese interference in the 2020 election.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously found that the panel had improperly reinterpreted the terms of Lindell’s 2021 “Cyber Symposium” challenge, which required participants to “unequivocally” disprove data allegedly showing foreign election tampering. Software expert Robert Zeidman submitted a 15-page rebuttal and was awarded the prize in arbitration after the contest judges refused payment.
Judge James Loken wrote that the arbitration panel effectively rewrote the contract by considering outside evidence not authorized under Minnesota law. “Fair or not, agreed-to contract terms may not be modified,” he stated in the ruling.
Lindell celebrated the decision, calling it “a big win” for his ongoing crusade against electronic voting machines. Zeidman’s attorney, Brian Glasser, criticized the ruling, urging the public to weigh its merit against the unanimous findings of the original arbitration panel.
The decision comes as Lindell faces other legal challenges, including a $2.3 million defamation judgment and a pending $1.3 billion lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems.
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