Switch pirate dodges Nintendo's multimillion-dollar lawsuit (overkill.wtf)

submitted 1 year ago by tree@lemmy.ml to c/games@hexbear.net

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Streamer played multiple pirated games online before release;
Nintendo is seeking damages which could total millions;
Nintendo lawyers have attempted to serve him papers;
He has avoided being formally served multiple times now;
He has bragged online about evading action so far;
Now Nintendo want to serve via his family members;
Nintendo has a ton of evidence;
The court needs to decide how to proceed.

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[-] FunkYankkkees@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago

I am not USAmerican, how does serving legal documents to a relative work?
Is not the point of "serving" someone to prove that they have received the documents?

[-] Llituro@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago

i think part of the weirdness is that this is civil court, not criminal court. so it gets to be a bit looser in terms of process.

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