"Momeni, who remains behind bars awaiting sentencing, has reportedly decided to represent himself in a lawsuit against media entities including the SF Standard, Los Angeles Times, and New York Post, seeking $17 million in compensatory damages over the coverage of his arrest and trial. As the Standard reports, the suit, filed in San Francisco Superior Court on Monday, includes claims of defamation, breach of contract, professional negligence, civil rights violations, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, fraud, and invasion of privacy."
"The case, which drew national attention and has since been covered by Dateline, stemmed from an altercation between Momeni and Lee that occurred in April 2023 in which Lee was fatally stabbed, using a kitchen knife taken from Momeni's sister's apartment shortly beforehand. Momeni's defense team argued that he had acted in self-defense, but he was ultimately convicted last December of second-degree murder."
Nima Momeni remains jailed awaiting sentencing after conviction for second-degree murder in the April 2023 stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee. Momeni filed a lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court representing himself against media organizations including the SF Standard, Los Angeles Times, and New York Post, and named photographer Paul Kuroda as a defendant. The complaint seeks $17 million in compensatory damages and alleges defamation, breach of contract, professional negligence, civil rights violations, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, fraud, and invasion of privacy. The killing involved a kitchen knife taken from Momeni's sister's apartment; Momeni had claimed self-defense.
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