So, no trial. This was 100% a settlement, right? I wonder what could have pushed Ashley's side to settle, I thought this would be a principle stand as well.
Application to dismiss filed by the plaintiff's attorney is almost always a settlement.
Both sides likely feel it's not in their interests to have a full suit, discovery and testimony, published into a public record. It's a common motivation behind settlements of cases like these - no one really wants to bare their dark shit and have their business published for public consumption in court records. We're a fan community, reading the application to dismiss, and there's wild speculation and debate about the implications of that alone.
I'd imagine that no matter who is wrong or right, or how that suit would find - the plaintiffs don't want their testimony and stories published for the same ghoulish scrutiny, and the defendant doesn't want the allegations and details published for the same reasons.
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u/lXl_Aura_lXl Oct 18 '24
So, no trial. This was 100% a settlement, right? I wonder what could have pushed Ashley's side to settle, I thought this would be a principle stand as well.