Overview

• WA Supreme Court ordered Higgins to cover 80% of Reynolds’ legal bill, with the amount to be assessed and a 20% discount applied where Reynolds’ conspiracy claim failed.
• Higgins’ offer days before trial to contribute $200,000 via her parents, issue a mutual statement of regret, and donate $10,000 to charity was ruled unreasonable.
• Reynolds was awarded $315,000 in damages plus about $26,000 in interest last month after the court found three 2022–23 social media posts were defamatory.
• Justice Paul Tottle said the alleged cover-up had no foundation in fact and that claims of inadequate support relied on an incomplete and misleading account.
• Newly released court documents show Reynolds’ team billed up to $2,722.50 per hour around the trial, and Reynolds has said the case has cost her millions.