Re:Uber’s Anthony Levandowski Invokes Fifth Amendment Rights...
by Steeeve on Thursday March 30, 2017 @11:59PM
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Anthony Levandowski isn't just a schlub caught up in a big lawsuit. He's the guy who's self-funded startup got bought for $680M. He's facing a lawsuit from Google.
Did anyone have any sort of impression that he was going to cooperate out of the gate? There's a better chance that he drops his pants and asks for a spanking.
Yes, the 5th Ammendment can be used as negative inference in a civil suit. Whatever. This isn't testimony. This is discovery. It's years before this gets in front of a jury and it won't matter one iota when all is said and done.
This is a marathon of a fight. Levandowski just signaled that he's not an idiot.
Re:Uber’s Anthony Levandowski Invokes Fifth Amendment Rights...
by puranjay on Friday March 31, 2017 @12:35AM
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The 'Google employee' headlines gave a lot of people the wrong impression - that he was just some random Googler caught up in a big mess between two tech behemoths.
Did anyone have any sort of impression that he was going to cooperate out of the gate? There's a better chance that he drops his pants and asks for a spanking.
Yes, the 5th Ammendment can be used as negative inference in a civil suit. Whatever. This isn't testimony. This is discovery. It's years before this gets in front of a jury and it won't matter one iota when all is said and done.
This is a marathon of a fight. Levandowski just signaled that he's not an idiot.