Subhead:A Federal Court ruling has plunged John Pesutto into financial and political turmoil, threatening a by-election in his marginal seat.#
A Federal Court decision ordering John Pesutto to pay $2.3 million in legal costs to former colleague Moira Deeming has placed the former Victorian Liberal leader on the brink of bankruptcy and ignited fears of a by-election in his marginal seat of Hawthorn.