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    Quote Originally Posted by shri:
    Yep ... small chops fall big trees.
    I have no idea about US court system - perhaps 75K might put the claim into the advantageous category like a district court instead of high court

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    Quote Originally Posted by SpeakCantonese:
    Genuinely curious... you say: "Good luck to him."

    Good luck to who?

    Why?
    The guy suing.

    Because the (completely unverified, from a single source known for spouting random crazy shit via Twitter) claims have absolutely nothing to do with the rescue operation.

    I don't think the diver went into this, and worked his ass off, reasonably thinking that he was going to get into a legal battle with a billionaire who turned up with an impractical and distracting toy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jgl:
    The guy suing.

    Because the (completely unverified, from a single source known for spouting random crazy shit via Twitter) claims have absolutely nothing to do with the rescue operation.

    I don't think the diver went into this, and worked his ass off, reasonably thinking that he was going to get into a legal battle with a billionaire who turned up with an impractical and distracting toy.
    What if he's a paedophile?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SpeakCantonese:
    What if he's a paedophile?
    Then Musk should present any evidence
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    Quote Originally Posted by SpeakCantonese:
    What if he's a paedophile?
    Then it should be handled through the Thai legal system and not via Twitter.

    Would you have a different take on this?
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    I wish Elon Musk good luck.


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    I hope he can convince his lawyer to add the Daily Mail to the list and sue them too.
    That will be fun to watch...


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    Quote Originally Posted by SpeakCantonese:
    I wish Elon Musk good luck.
    On what basis?

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    Read on the interwebs...

    Elon Musk responds to lawsuit ..

    Funding secured.
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    @HowardCoombs / @hullexile

    TL;DR version... I think...

    In personal injury cases, plaintiffs will sometimes claim amounts "not to exceed $75,000" in their complaint to avoid removal of the case to federal court. If the amount is left unspecified in the ad damnum, as is required by the pleading rules of many states, the defendant may sometimes be able to remove the case to federal court unless the plaintiff's lawyer files a document expressly disclaiming damages in excess of the jurisdictional requirement. Because juries decide what personal injuries are worth, compensation for injuries may exceed $75,000 such that the "legal certainty" test will not bar federal court jurisdiction. Many plaintiffs' lawyers seek to avoid federal courts because of the perception that they are more hostile to plaintiffs than most state courts.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity_jurisdiction