Re: HPE going after Mike Lynch's estate

On 9/17/2024 8:26 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:

On 2024-09-16, Simon Clubley <clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> wrote:

I wonder if HPE's plan is to try and make Mrs Lynch throw in the towel
while she is under extreme emotional stress and hence they can claim
some sort of "victory", at least in their little minds ? :-( :-(

 From https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/16/hpe_lynch_damages/ is this
little gem:
 |In addition to damages, HPE has the right to ask the Lynch estate to cover
|its legal costs, believed to be at least £40 million ($52.8 million).

It could easily be in the hundreds of millions before the case is over.
But HPE will most likely pay, because that right is most likely
not worth a cent.
What is the difference between HPE being awarded 4 B$ from an
estate worth 1 B$ and HPE being awarded 4 B$ + a few hundred M$
for legal cost from an estate worth 1 B$?
None!
That right is only worth anything if HPE get awarded so small
a restitution that the estate has money left to pay legal fees.
Arne