Re: Chris Avellone Lawsuit Settled
Mar 28, 2023, 02:12
Interesting comment
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JosephJFK 6370 Supporter
14 hours ago
I am a first amendment and defamation lawyer, and I don't quite follow this. If the case was dismissed from California on jurisdictional grounds, that should not have resulted in him owing any fees under an anti-SLAPP law. But to be fair, I haven't reviewed the record, so maybe something odd happened here.
Given how difficult it is to win a defamation claim in any U.S. state, a settlement where the defendant pays 7 figures should not be treated as a big nothing. And while I don't know, I strongly suspect the reason the defendants here said, "oh, we never meant to say the thing we obviously said" is because they don't want to admit to lying in court filings. I've settled cases before with similarly absurd wording so a defendant can save face
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Re: Chris Avellone Lawsuit Settled
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