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He wants this to go to trial so he can not only “be heard” but I can see him really selling Niki being “traumatized” and she will fake all kinds of shit (shaking, crippling fear, verge of tears, all unkempt - well that one isn’t a stretch - but you know what I mean) I wouldnt be surprised if he doesn’t have her in a wheel chair. He’s got a Lionel Hutz type sleazy legal team.
That will be so expensive. He's suing the government in federal court. I can't express how unwise this is. It could drag on for years and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars if it even progresses that far. Expert testimony alone can exceed $1,000 per hour, especially in federal court.
Even if there's some once-in-a-millennium solar flare that flips the judges and the juries brain electrons to somehow award this shithead money, they won't see that for several years.
Moreover, considering the evidence so far, it's likely the defense would appeal. So even in the impossibly unlikely event they win, any monetary gains would be tied up in legal proceedings for half a decade.
Adding insult to hypertension, theoretically, the defense can file counterclaims up until the jury trial begins. Although this probably isn't commonly done (not a lawyer...) , evidence uncovered during discovery might lead to a counterclaim being filed.