<div dir="ltr">Shiva got $750G in a settlement with Gawker Media over an article they wrote about the email controversy in 2012 (this was part of the settlement that got Hulk Hogan $31M). Since then, his philosophy is to try to sue detractors into the ground.<div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Andy</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 2:05 PM John Levine <<a href="mailto:johnl@iecc.com">johnl@iecc.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">In article <<a href="mailto:CAEoi9W5bhaB2TaVvHDmKjz8XG2mPgSY6MoHvA74J4hSVShckDg@mail.gmail.com" target="_blank">CAEoi9W5bhaB2TaVvHDmKjz8XG2mPgSY6MoHvA74J4hSVShckDg@mail.gmail.com</a>>,<br>
Dan Cross <<a href="mailto:crossd@gmail.com" target="_blank">crossd@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>One wonders why anyone should bother, but I am curious: If he were ignored,<br>
>would he fall into the obscurity he so readily deserves, or would he<br>
>continue burrowing through the legal system to try to force the issue?<br>
<br>
His legal tactic has been to sue people who publicly challenge his<br>
story for libel, interference with prospective economic advantage, and<br>
infliction of emotional distress. If we ignore him, I can't see how<br>
we're doing any of those.<br>
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