A 12 months after suing SpaceX for “invading” a plot of land on the US/Mexico border, Playing cards In opposition to Humanity says it has obtained a settlement and can present supporters with a brand new pack of playing cards about Elon Musk.
The party-game firm purchased the land in 2017 in an try and stymie President Trump's wall-building mission, however alleged that SpaceX illegally took over the land and stuffed it with development gear and supplies. A September 2024 lawsuit filed towards SpaceX in Cameron County District Court docket in Texas sought as much as $15 million to cowl the price of restoring the property and different damages.
Playing cards In opposition to Humanity, which purchased the property with donations from supporters, informed Ars at the moment that “we've been in negotiations with SpaceX for a lot of the final 12 months. We held out for the very best settlement we might get—nearly till the trial was supposed to start out—and sadly a part of that negotiation was that we're not allowed to debate particular settlement phrases. They did admit to trespassing through the discovery part, which was very validating.”
An Associated Press article yesterday mentioned that “Texas court docket information present a settlement was reached within the case final month, simply weeks earlier than a jury trial was scheduled to start on Nov. 3.”
The sport firm mentioned a victory at trial wouldn't have resulted in a greater end result. “A trial would have price greater than what we have been more likely to win from SpaceX,” the corporate's assertion to Ars mentioned. “Below Texas legislation, even when we had gained at trial (and we might have, given their admission to trespassing), we doubtless wouldn't have been capable of recoup our authorized charges. And SpaceX actually appeared able to dramatically outspend us on attorneys.”
“They packed up the area rubbish”
The corporate additionally supplied this update to donors:
Pricey Horrible Buddies,
Keep in mind final 12 months, when we sued Elon Musk for dumping area rubbish throughout your land, and then you definately signed as much as acquire your share of the proceeds? Additionally, keep in mind how we warned you that we'd “most likely solely have the ability to get you want two {dollars} or most certainly nothing”?
Effectively, Elon Musk's crew admitted on the file that they illegally trespassed in your land, after which they packed up the area rubbish and fucked off. However relating to paying you all, he did the authorized equal of throwing mud in our eyes and kicking us within the balls.
As a substitute of cash, Playing cards In opposition to Humanity mentioned it's going to present its “finest, sexiest clients” with a comedic “mini-pack of unique playing cards all about Elon Musk” that may be obtained by way of this sign-up link. “P.S. Quickly, the land can be returned to its pure state: no area rubbish, and nonetheless fully freed from pointless fucking border partitions,” the corporate mentioned.
