It’s standard practice for lawsuits to initially ask for a lot in the hopes that the defendant settles for a fraction of the initial lawsuit… then the lawyers will take a big chunk after that.
I don’t understand why this isn’t in criminal court. It does feel like a cash grab.
Also innocent until proven guilty guys…I’m not a fan of his movies and maybe he’s had some union issues before but that doesn’t automatically make him a sexual deviant.
The state could separately bring criminal charges. Also, the standard in civil court is preponderance of evidence (more likely than not) rather than beyond a reasonable doubt. It’s much easier to meet that in civil court, especially for sexual assault.
Not to be that nongendered person but 77 million for sexual assault? It’s it 90% punitive damages?
If they’re an actor who can no longer act as a result of trauma, it could be partly lost wages.
It’s completely normal to give people millions of dollars to play pretend
It’s just as normal that a sexual assault denialist shows up to browbeat victims because they got a few bucks in court.
It’s standard practice for lawsuits to initially ask for a lot in the hopes that the defendant settles for a fraction of the initial lawsuit… then the lawyers will take a big chunk after that.
I don’t understand why this isn’t in criminal court. It does feel like a cash grab.
Also innocent until proven guilty guys…I’m not a fan of his movies and maybe he’s had some union issues before but that doesn’t automatically make him a sexual deviant.
The state could separately bring criminal charges. Also, the standard in civil court is preponderance of evidence (more likely than not) rather than beyond a reasonable doubt. It’s much easier to meet that in civil court, especially for sexual assault.
Plus a high profile civil case is more likely to get in the news and actually Kickstart criminal investigations.