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		paxys on March 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ubiquiti is suing Brian Krebs for his reporting on... Regardless of what Krebs said, the bar for defamation in US courts is incredibly high. Nothing is going to come out of this.

smnrchrds on March 30, 2022 [–]

> Nothing is going to come out of this.

How much would it cost to make it go away? If it's going to cost millions of dollars, the defendant is toast regardless.

giantg2 on March 30, 2022 | [–]

Apparently insurance for legal defense is big business today. But yeah, generally even an unsuccessful suit will ruin normal people.

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