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Re:Facebook reportedly discredited critics by linking them t... by FireBeyond on Thursday November 15, 2018 @02:01PM (#18462156)
That's a matter for the court to decide, then. Not for a plaintiff to claim non-existent or dubious factual claims as to lost income.
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Re:Facebook reportedly discredited critics by linking them t... by xienze on Thursday November 15, 2018 @04:15PM (#18463421)
It sounds like the court did think his claim was accurate, I'm pretty sure the judge has the ability to make decisions on what damages should be.
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Re:Facebook reportedly discredited critics by linking them t... by FireBeyond on Thursday November 15, 2018 @06:02PM (#18464310)
Well, not for nothing, the initial award was $140M. That has been reduced by over $100M to $31M...
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