MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell allegedly stiffed FedEx for almost $9 million in supply charges — the newest authorized headache for the flailing firm.
The supply big accused the pillow pusher of breach of contract for failing to pay $8.8 million, based on the lawsuit filed in Memphis federal court docket final week.
The enterprise relationship between MyPillow and FedEx started in February 2021, court docket paperwork point out.
However by final December, FedEx had ceased delivery MyPillow merchandise attributable to nonpayment, at which level Lindell’s firm owed roughly $8.5 million — a lot of that in late charges, based on court docket paperwork.
Lindell was not instantly obtainable for remark.
“We will not comment further on pending litigation,” a FedEx spokesperson advised The Put up.
This authorized dispute follows a ruling in January by a Minnesota decide that MyPillow should pay almost $778,000 to DHL for unpaid payments and related prices.
Courtroom data present that MyPillow had agreed to pay DHL $550,000 in October however did not observe via on the cost and didn’t ship a consultant to a listening to final month regarding the debt assortment.
Lindell responded to the DHL lawsuit by stating that MyPillow had stopped utilizing the corporate’s delivery providers greater than a 12 months in the past attributable to points he attributed to DHL’s dealing with of shipments.
Lindell additionally stays embroiled in authorized battles over his claims concerning the 2020 presidential election.
He’s being sued for defamation by two voting know-how corporations, Dominion Voting Programs in Washington, DC, and Smartmatic in Minnesota.
His protection in these instances took successful final 12 months when attorneys representing him withdrew from the case over unpaid authorized charges.
MyPillow has confronted vital monetary difficulties lately, significantly after shedding main income when Fox Information stopped airing its commercials.
Moreover, a number of main nationwide retailers have ceased carrying MyPillow merchandise, additional straining the corporate’s money circulate.
Lindell additionally suffered a authorized defeat in February when a decide upheld a $5 million arbitration award granted to a software program professional who efficiently refuted Lindell’s claims that China had interfered within the 2020 election.
