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Lydia Wheeler

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
94 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Journal.
How Do You Refund $166 Billion?

Yeah, he totally made trade law like the big thing.

The Journal.
How Do You Refund $166 Billion?

This is where all the litigation is happening.

The Journal.
How Do You Refund $166 Billion?

All these lawsuits are largely carbon copies of one another.

The Journal.
How Do You Refund $166 Billion?

They're basically copy and paste jobs, except for they have different attorneys and the company name is different, but they all say about the same thing.

The Journal.
How Do You Refund $166 Billion?

Like, hey, you know, Supreme Court ruled this and you owe me money.

The Journal.
How Do You Refund $166 Billion?

So we don't know much about Atmos Filtration.

The Journal.
How Do You Refund $166 Billion?

They are a small Nashville-based company.

The Journal.
How Do You Refund $166 Billion?

So Judge Richard Eaton is 77 years old.

The Journal.
How Do You Refund $166 Billion?

He's semi-retired.

The Journal.
How Do You Refund $166 Billion?

He took senior status in 2014, which typically means that the judge hears a lighter caseload.

The Journal.
How Do You Refund $166 Billion?

He was appointed to the court in 1999 by President Bill Clinton, so he's been on the court for quite some time.

The Journal.
How Do You Refund $166 Billion?

And, you know, lawyers who argue for him say that he's really decisive, but he's very practical.

The Journal.
How Do You Refund $166 Billion?

Absolutely.

The Journal.
How Do You Refund $166 Billion?

He now kind of holds the fate of like $166 billion in his hands.

The Journal.
How Do You Refund $166 Billion?

So since all the cases are very similar, he's the one that's saying, you know, I'm handling all of this, and all of this refund litigation, all of these cases that are similar have now been assigned to me.

The Journal.
How Do You Refund $166 Billion?

Right away, Judge Eaton is like, listen, you have to pay this money back, and it shouldn't be that hard.

The Journal.
How Do You Refund $166 Billion?

You all have done this before.

The Journal.
How Do You Refund $166 Billion?

You have the tools you need.

The Journal.
How Do You Refund $166 Billion?

Just start issuing refunds.

The Journal.
How Do You Refund $166 Billion?

This should be easy.