As I said, exceptionally hard in practical terms - just not as baffling as the parent poster painted it. With the right judge anything is possible, and US histo

As I said, exceptionally hard in practical terms - just not as baffling as the parent poster painted it. With the right judge anything is possible, and US history is full of controversial "overreaching" judgements. (and with the deep pockets GH/MS have, it doesn't really matter if the case eventually loses on a big principle - it's just a case of dragging it long enough that, some time through the whole process of appeals, the plaintiff will get broke enough to give up or accept a deal. This line is likely just one of many that defendants will employ.)