Re:Elon Musk’s ‘pedo guy’ defamation case is going to trial
by SlowRobotAhead on Friday May 10, 2019 @09:43PM
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1. What a very strange ordeal. Someone please explain but it seems like the only way this works out for Musk is if he brings some incriminating evidence on the diver? Why wouldn’t they just settle this out of court?
2. Everything else aside, I remember seeing the narrow squeezes, and remember seeing the submarine. That was never going to work.
Re:Elon Musk’s ‘pedo guy’ defamation case is going to trial
by cfqycwz on Friday May 10, 2019 @09:51PM
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I suppose it could end up as only a slight loss for Musk if the diver can't demonstrate damages? E.g. if Musk's claim was so absurd and non-credible that nobody took it seriously?
Re:Elon Musk’s ‘pedo guy’ defamation case is going to trial
by jdenning on Friday May 10, 2019 @11:39PM
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IANAL, but in my understanding, the diver would need to demonstrate damages in a standard defamation case, but defamation per se does not require actual damages.
2. Everything else aside, I remember seeing the narrow squeezes, and remember seeing the submarine. That was never going to work.