"The party-game company bought the land in 2017 in an attempt to stymie President Trump's wall-building project, but alleged that SpaceX illegally took over the land and filled it with construction equipment and materials. A September 2024 lawsuit filed against SpaceX in Cameron County District Court in Texas sought up to $15 million to cover the cost of restoring the property and other damages."
""A trial would have cost more than what we were likely to win from SpaceX," the company's statement to Ars said. "Under Texas law, even if we had won at trial (and we would have, given their admission to trespassing), we likely wouldn't have been able to recoup our legal fees. And SpaceX certainly seemed ready to dramatically outspend us on lawyers.""
Cards Against Humanity purchased border land in 2017 to obstruct a proposed wall and later alleged SpaceX trespassed and filled the property with construction equipment. The company filed a September 2024 lawsuit in Cameron County seeking up to $15 million for restoration and damages. Negotiations with SpaceX lasted much of the year and resulted in a confidential settlement reached weeks before a scheduled jury trial. SpaceX admitted to trespassing during discovery. Cards Against Humanity concluded a trial would likely cost more than recovery and that legal fees would probably not be recoupable under Texas law.
Read at Ars Technica
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