I'll give you a counterexample: Paul Ceglia[0] He claimed to own 80% of Facebook after reaching a written agreement with Mark Zuckerberg and filed a lawsuit[1]

I'll give you a counterexample: Paul Ceglia[0] He claimed to own 80% of Facebook after reaching a written agreement with Mark Zuckerberg and filed a lawsuit[1]. He managed to retain some very high profile law firms to pursuit the case on his behalf. It was only discovered later, by his own representatives, that he had forged the evidence (he had hired Zuckerberg to do some work, but not on Facebook) and the case was dismissed[2]. Facebook went on to sue the lawfirms, Ceglia was charged with fraud and last anybody heard from him he escaped house detention awaiting sentencing and is now a fugitive[3]. The entire case is fascinating [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ceglia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ceglia [1] http://money.cnn.com/2010/07/20/technology/facebook_ownership/index.htm?iid=EL http://money.cnn.com/2010/07/20/technology/facebook_ownershi... [2] http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/30/technology/social/paul-ceglia-facebook/?iid=EL http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/30/technology/social/paul-cegli... [3] http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202736579636/Where-in-the-World-is-Paul-Ceglia?slreturn=20160315014813 http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202736579636/Where-in-the-...