"Hans Niemann has potential of winning this lawsuit" - AttorneyTom provides his take on the Hans Niemann defamation lawsuit against Magnus Carlsen and Chess.com
Earlier today, American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann took the internet by storm when he filed a defamation case against Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, and Chess.com.
Hans Niemann is allegedly suing the aforementioned parties for $100 million in damages, after he was accused by Magnus Carlsen of cheating during the 2022 Sinquefield Cup.
After details of the lawsuit went viral, catastrophic personal injury attorney and trial lawyer Tom "AttorneyTom" got in touch with esports personality Jake "JakeSucky" Lucky to provide his opinion on the matter:
After AttorneyTom claimed that Hans Niemann has the "potential to win," he then pointed to some "particularly weak" claims in the $100 million defamation lawsuit.
He provided an example of a petition against Hikaru Nakamura and stated that the latter is primarily a "reactor," who has been reacting to the underlying statements made by Magnus Carlsen and Chess.com:
If the court deems Hans Neimann a "limited purpose public figure," he would then be required to prove that Hikaru Nakamura was aware that the statements made by Magnus Carlsen and Chess.com were false:
AttorneyTom then shifted focus and provided his thoughts on the Hans Niemann vs Magnus Carlsen and Chess.com lawsuit. He stated that these claims "could have some teeth" and mentioned something called "defamation by implication":
AttorneyTom mentioned the impact of the lawsuit on Hans Niemann's career, saying that he's "basically been exiled" from the chess world:
The minute-long clip ended with AttorneyTom adding that the discovery in this case was everything, and that it would "make or break" Hans Niemann's claims:
The reaction thread on Twitter attracted more than 30 replies, with one Twitter user even asking if Call of Duty:
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