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I mean, my experience reading legal filings is that lawyers love to throw in these "zingers", in no small part because it is their job to present the most bruta

by saurik 4y ago

I mean, my experience reading legal filings is that lawyers love to throw in these "zingers", in no small part because it is their job to present the most brutal version of the argument on their side. One of my favorite legal filings ever was "Six Ways Buzzfeed Has Misled the Court (Number Two Will Amaze You) … and a Picture of a Kitten".

jerf 4y ago
Yes, sorry, I didn't mean to say this never happens, just wanted to help orient people as to what they look like and calibrate expectations. Though I would point out this is nominally not an adversarial filing. In practice, though, if I were FTX's CEO I would certainly be treating it as such, and he clearly is. This is sticky radioactive waste and I would be taking any measures necessary to keep it off of me.
- skippyboxedhero 4y ago
  This guy is FTX's CEO. The reason he is saying this is because the former CEO and employees appear to have stolen large amounts of money from the company.
Stratoscope 4y ago
For the curious: https://wapo.st/3GmTZJH https://wapo.st/3GmTZJH (no paywall) The article links to a PDF of the court filing, including this One Weird Trick: > In a somewhat remarkable Motion to Dismiss, Plaintiffs Buzzfeed, Inc. (“Buzzfeed”) and Ben Smith (“Mr. Smith”) intimate that their ties to Florida are so sparse that, collectively, they can barely find Florida on a map and that, as a result, the present case should be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction or transferred to the Southern District of New York.
dragonwriter 4y ago
> I mean, my experience reading legal filings is that lawyers love to throw in these "zingers", in no small part because it is their job to present the most brutal version of the argument on their side. This is filed by FTX’s new CEO, who took over when SBF was convinced/forced to hand over the reins. He puts this in not to be brutal (which isn't the job), but to frame (with more detail throughout) why it will take unusual time to do basic tasks like identifying FTX's assets, liabilities, major creditors, and employees to the bankruptcy court.

by saurik 4y ago

jerf 4y ago

Yes, sorry, I didn't mean to say this never happens, just wanted to help orient people as to what they look like and calibrate expectations. Though I would point out this is nominally not an adversarial filing. In practice, though, if I were FTX's CEO I would certainly be treating it as such, and he clearly is. This is sticky radioactive waste and I would be taking any measures necessary to keep it off of me.

skippyboxedhero 4y ago
This guy is FTX's CEO. The reason he is saying this is because the former CEO and employees appear to have stolen large amounts of money from the company.

Stratoscope 4y ago

For the curious: https://wapo.st/3GmTZJH https://wapo.st/3GmTZJH (no paywall) The article links to a PDF of the court filing, including this One Weird Trick: > In a somewhat remarkable Motion to Dismiss, Plaintiffs Buzzfeed, Inc. (“Buzzfeed”) and Ben Smith (“Mr. Smith”) intimate that their ties to Florida are so sparse that, collectively, they can barely find Florida on a map and that, as a result, the present case should be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction or transferred to the Southern District of New York.

dragonwriter 4y ago

> I mean, my experience reading legal filings is that lawyers love to throw in these "zingers", in no small part because it is their job to present the most brutal version of the argument on their side. This is filed by FTX’s new CEO, who took over when SBF was convinced/forced to hand over the reins. He puts this in not to be brutal (which isn't the job), but to frame (with more detail throughout) why it will take unusual time to do basic tasks like identifying FTX's assets, liabilities, major creditors, and employees to the bankruptcy court.