Mike Lindell appears at his booth on Day 3 of CPAC 2026, in Grapevine, Texas, on March 27, 2025 (Photo by Laura Brett/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images).
In a legal battle that continues to simmer, FedEx has urged a federal judge to compel MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to settle over $2 million in damages stemming from an ongoing shipping debt disagreement. The delivery giant asserts that it has yet to receive any payment from Lindell.
According to Law&Crime’s report from March 2025, FedEx initiated a federal lawsuit against both MyPillow and Lindell in Tennessee, where FedEx is based. The lawsuit initially sought nearly $9 million in unpaid shipping fees, joining other shipping companies that had previously voiced similar complaints.
The Tennessee case progressed swiftly, resulting in a default judgment due to a lack of response from Lindell and MyPillow. Within just five months, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee ruled in favor of FedEx, holding MyPillow accountable for $8,809,056.31 and Lindell personally for $2,677,933.31. This amount includes compensatory damages, along with costs and post-judgment interest at an annual rate of 4.08%, as per court records.
The focus then shifted to the collection of the judgment, which parallels Smartmatic’s ongoing efforts to have Lindell pay sanctions for what they argue are frivolous legal claims. In pursuit of this, FedEx filed for summary judgment in a New York state court in October, seeking to enforce the Tennessee default judgment in a jurisdiction known for Lindell’s business activities.
In response, Lindell moved the case to federal court in December, but FedEx has remained resolute, intensifying its legal pursuit.
On Tuesday, FedEx reiterated its claims, accusing Lindell of making empty promises to settle the debt in order to retain the privilege of “shipping on credit.”
“With respect to all of these representations made by Lindell, he made them at a time that he was informed FedEx was in the process of revoking My Pillow’s credit privileges, stopping shipments for My Pillow altogether, or turning over My Pillow’s accounts to debt collectors. Thus, Lindell made representations to prevent each of these things from happening, but Lindell knew his representations were false when they were made and he specifically intended FedEx to rely on the representations to keep shipments moving through the FedEx system on credit,” the filing said.
Noting that FedEx “has not received any amount owed to it” following the default judgment Lindell has not appealed, the plaintiff asked U.S. District Judge John Koeltl, a Bill Clinton appointee, to issue an order adopting the findings on liability and damages, and to “retain jurisdiction” — forcing Lindell to pay the $2.67 million-plus sum accordingly.
Just last month, another federal judge held Lindell in civil contempt for refusing to pay Smartmatic $56,369 in sanctions for more than a year. The voting machine company emphasized that Lindell had the money but chose not to pay, pointing out that he spent $187,037.87 of his Minnesota gubernatorial campaign funds to buy copies of his own book “What Are the Odds? From Crack Addict to CEO” from MyPillow Inc. — just to give them away.
Law&Crime reached out to a Lindell attorney for comment on the FedEx matter.
Read the full filing here.
