Package delivery company DHL has filed a lawsuit against MyPillow, claiming that the company, led by its founder and chief pitchman Mike Lindell, owes nearly $800,000 in unpaid bills. This legal dispute is just the latest in a series of challenges faced by MyPillow and Lindell, who is known for his support of former President Donald Trump and his false claims about the 2020 election.
The lawsuit was filed in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis on Monday. According to DHL eCommerce, MyPillow has violated a contract that requires them to pay for all parcel delivery services within 15 days of receiving a bill. In May 2023, they reached a settlement that required MyPillow to make monthly payments of $775,000 starting in April of this year.
However, the lawsuit alleges that MyPillow has only made partial payments on this settlement. They have paid a total of $64,583.34 so far, with the last payment received on June 6. DHL notified MyPillow of their default on July 2. The lawsuit seeks $799,925.59 from MyPillow along with interest and attorney fees.
When asked about the lawsuit by The Associated Press on Thursday, Lindell claimed he was unaware of its details but mentioned that his company had stopped using DHL over a year ago due to disputes over shipments which he believed were DHL’s fault.
This is not the first time that legal issues have arisen for Lindell and his company. He is currently facing defamation lawsuits from two voting machine companies and has had lawyers quit defending him due to unpaid bills related to those cases.
In addition to these lawsuits, there have been other billing disputes involving MyPillow as well. In July, Exeter filed suit seeking eviction from one facility due to nearly $450k in unpaid rent payments; however it was dismissed after an agreement was reached for overdue rent payment along with other fees.
Another building in Shakopee also evicted them earlier this year after four months’ worths rent went unpaid within less than one year.
My Pillow experienced financial difficulties last year when it lost Fox News as an advertising platform and was dropped by several national retailers.
In February this year,a judge affirmed an arbitration award worth $5 million against them brought forth by software engineer who challenged data presented by Lindell claiming China interfered with US elections.
