Florida Rep Basabe Pays $450K | Gainesville News

Florida House Rep. Fabian Basabe, who represented himself in a civil trial, was found liable for $450,000 in damages after a jury verdict—despite never calling a single witness. The judge reprimanded him four times for violating court orders, calling his conduct “unlawfully tainted the jury,” and denied his motion to dismiss the case. Basabe claimed he didn’t mean to close his case, but failed to reopen it before final arguments. The verdict stands. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/7ecaf2c48bc71679