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The fact that this civil suit wasn't settled out of court before trial is absurd. The only reasonable explanation is that Musk views the trial as pure entertain
by chmaynard 7y ago
The fact that this civil suit wasn't settled out of court before trial is absurd. The only reasonable explanation is that Musk views the trial as pure entertainment. He loves the attention he gets from the press and the opportunity it gives him to thumb his nose at the legal system.
- TillE 7y agoYou're probably right, because why else would you go through all this when you could just quietly settle for a couple million or less. He's going to lose. His defense is an utter lie, there were multiple followup tweets making the intent of his accusation clear ("bet ya a signed dollar"). He's not going to save money or prove a principle, so he must be enjoying this.
- cnst 7y agoYou might as well try it out when the stakes are low, to prepare yourself for when the stakes might be higher. It's also not a certain probability that he's going to lose, either. Defamation is notoriously difficult to prove in the US.