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Evil Genius Games and Netflix Settle 'Rebel Moon' TTRPG Lawsuit
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<blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 9250379" data-attributes="member: 7023840"><p>Eh, one might say that a true compromise means that both sides are equally unhappy.</p><p></p><p>That said, IME and IMO, it can be difficult to draw a lot of opinions from a settlement, without truly knowing all the underlying dynamics.</p><p></p><p>Imagine two different cases-</p><p></p><p>Case One- Abe sues Bob, alleging terrible things. There is a settlement.</p><p></p><p>Case Two- Cade sues Dave, alleging terrible things. There is a settlement.</p><p></p><p>Now, in AvB, there is no underlying merit to the lawsuit. A pretty much made it up out of whole cloth.</p><p>In CvD, on the other hand, there is a LOT of merit.</p><p></p><p>But in AvB, B realizes that the cost of litigation to get to summary judgment (because it's a factual issue, even though there are no facts) is much more than the cost of a nuisance settlement. So B settles.</p><p></p><p>In CvD, D realizes that they don't want this to continue, and offers a large amount of money (but less than the value of the suit) to quickly settle the claim.</p><p></p><p>In both cases, all the outside observers will know for certain is that there is a settlement. But all the parties will likely feel very differently!</p><p></p><p>A gets a (small) windfall.</p><p>B feels like they were extorted.</p><p>C ... well, C might feel good (lot of money) or bad (didn't get to have their day in court, probably has confidentiality clause).</p><p>D also has mixed emotions, in that they gave up a lot of money, but (if they can afford it) avoided a lengthy judicial process.</p><p></p><p>Settlements are what make litigation work; without them, everything grinds to a halt. But it's very hard to know how to feel about a settlement as an outside observer, other than the lawsuit is over.</p><p></p><p>ETA- that said, disclosure of the terms and especially the dollar amount of a settlement can often given you insight!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snarf Zagyg, post: 9250379, member: 7023840"] Eh, one might say that a true compromise means that both sides are equally unhappy. That said, IME and IMO, it can be difficult to draw a lot of opinions from a settlement, without truly knowing all the underlying dynamics. Imagine two different cases- Case One- Abe sues Bob, alleging terrible things. There is a settlement. Case Two- Cade sues Dave, alleging terrible things. There is a settlement. Now, in AvB, there is no underlying merit to the lawsuit. A pretty much made it up out of whole cloth. In CvD, on the other hand, there is a LOT of merit. But in AvB, B realizes that the cost of litigation to get to summary judgment (because it's a factual issue, even though there are no facts) is much more than the cost of a nuisance settlement. So B settles. In CvD, D realizes that they don't want this to continue, and offers a large amount of money (but less than the value of the suit) to quickly settle the claim. In both cases, all the outside observers will know for certain is that there is a settlement. But all the parties will likely feel very differently! A gets a (small) windfall. B feels like they were extorted. C ... well, C might feel good (lot of money) or bad (didn't get to have their day in court, probably has confidentiality clause). D also has mixed emotions, in that they gave up a lot of money, but (if they can afford it) avoided a lengthy judicial process. Settlements are what make litigation work; without them, everything grinds to a halt. But it's very hard to know how to feel about a settlement as an outside observer, other than the lawsuit is over. ETA- that said, disclosure of the terms and especially the dollar amount of a settlement can often given you insight! [/QUOTE]
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