In my experience, courts don’t take pity into account anyway, they work using the contracts that exist two parties, subject to the law of the jurisdiction.

However, he is a very good con artist. I could see him getting away with some more swindling at the courts, because really that's a game all about persuasion, not truth.

Matt Levine has wrote at length about this. Neumann does not have a case.

That being said, anything can happen in court.

Thanks for the insight on Matt Levine's work. Here's [0] an article I found that I found pretty compelling, in case others are seeking a starting point.

[0] https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-10-23/how-do...