Sometimes there's an 'unclean hands' defense if someone didn't take reasonable steps to minimize the harm they suffered. Courts can be suspicious of plaintiffs

Sometimes there's an 'unclean hands' defense if someone didn't take reasonable steps to minimize the harm they suffered. Courts can be suspicious of plaintiffs who allow harm to accrue in order to sue for more damages. That said, I'm only speaking in general. I don't claim to know anything about the factual background of this particular case.