Mike Lindell, the creator of MyPillow, is locked in another lawsuit, this time it is with world-renowned shipping company DHL. Apparently, MyPillow owes DHL almost USD 800,000 for delivery services, and DHL won’t let it go, why should they? It is all legit. For sure, they took the case up to court claiming breach of payment agreements by MyPillow. For Lindell and his company, this is just a very messy chapter in an already-growing list of legal and financial headaches, so, let’s just go over what is this Mypillow DHL Lawsuit and all the details that are already out. Here we go.
How Did We Even Get Here?
To be honest, if you happen to live under a rock and don’t know anything about this company, well, just know that MyPillow is a Minnesota company that has built its name on pillows. Its owner, Mike Lindell, is as well-known for his outspokenness in politics and ties to former President Donald Trump, you know? On the other side, there’s DHL with gigantic power in shipping. Just so you know though, for a brief time, they appeared to enjoy a peachy and good existence wherein DHL simply did deliveries for MyPillow and MyPillow paid them, everyone’s a happy ending, or so the story goes on and on.
But that was until the discontent, and what was that? Well, to make things worse, in May 2023, the two companies came to an agreement to cover MyPillow’s arrears. As agreed, MyPillow is to repay the debt in installments of $775,000 starting in April 2024. It sounds easy, doesn’t it? Wrong! You see, later down the line, MyPillow only deposited a mere $65,000, paying not a cent more from thereon. By July, DHL had had it and formally ended the agreement. In September, they filed the lawsuit.
So, What’s DHL Saying?
Not only is DHL recovering some costs, but they are also making some statements via the above means. Sure enough, according to them, MyPillow breached the contract and now owes around $800,000 by the combination of the unpaid invoices plus additional charges. Not just that though, also, they are seeking interest and legal fees to be included in the bill. Like, Lindell, for his part, has countered that DHL failed to process shipments correctly, which is why he says he cut ties with the company over a year ago. But he also said that he was a little unclear on the details of the lawsuit, which, well, doesn’t inspire great confidence at all.
The Larger Picture for MyPillow
And here’s the thing, you see, this very lawsuit is just one of many challenges that MyPillow faces. Just to give you perspective on things, the company has been struggling financially and the impact of losing some of its biggest advertising contracts, like those from Fox News, and now being dropped by giant retailers in 2023 has proved difficult for MyPillow. End? Nah, man! Then, sprinkle a few other lawsuits-huge defamation suits from voting machine companies against Lindell-from his elections claims, and it really paints a picture of a company with lots of work on its plate.
Oh, and don’t forget the rental disputes. MyPillow gets eviction notices and does not pay its rent on time. Just adds up as a not-so-good picture of the company struggling to survive, you know? At least you don’t expect something like this from a reputed company which is famous for what they’re doing. But this is completely the opposite of things, the reputation of this company is going down slowly, especially after all these legal actions.