Becky Hill Seeks Dismissal of Alex Murdaugh's $600,000 Suit as Immunity Defense Takes Center Stage
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 19
Becky Hill Seeks Dismissal of Alex Murdaugh's $600,000 Suit as Immunity Defense Takes Center Stage
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 19
Summary
Thursday's filing asks a federal judge to throw out Alex Murdaugh's lawsuit seeking $600,000 for legal fees from his 2023 murder trial after his convictions were overturned.
Hill argues Murdaugh has no legal right to recover defense costs because he would have paid those attorneys regardless, and says a new trial—not damages—is the proper remedy for jury tampering.
Her motion also invokes Eleventh Amendment, quasi-judicial and qualified immunity, while challenging causation and standing by arguing prosecutors—not Hill—forced Murdaugh to stand trial.
The dispute follows the South Carolina Supreme Court's May decision vacating Murdaugh's murder convictions over Hill's jury influence; Hill later pleaded guilty to obstruction, perjury and misconduct charges.
Murdaugh remains imprisoned on separate financial-crimes sentences as his lawyers prepare for a possible retrial, with a federal judge now set to decide whether the civil case can proceed.