Alex Murdaugh’s lawsuit against the former Colleton County Clerk Becky Hill was thrown out after he claimed she improperly advised jurors when he was on trial for the 2021 murders of his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, and their son Paul Murdaugh. Gergel made the decision after he concluded that Hill had nothing to do with the murder charges filed against him. Alex filed the lawsuit against Hill after a jury found him guilty of murdering Maggie, 52, and Paul, 22, during a trial in 2023. Related: What 'Murdaugh: Death in the Family' Got Wrong About Alex's Murder Trial Hulu’s Murdaugh: Death in the Family unpacks the scandals, deaths and murder trial that made the Murdaugh family notorious — but what did the show adjust for the scripted series? Alex filed a lawsuit against Hill just days after his convictions were overturned, in which he claimed that the clerk repeatedly pulled the jury’s leader to have private conversations during his trial.