An AP report says Cards Against Humanity has settled the $15 million lawsuit it filed against Elon Musk's SpaceX in 2024 over allegations that the company trespassed on land it owns in Texas and, as CAH put it, "completely fucked" it. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
Cards Against Humanity purchased the plot of land, located near the border between the US and Mexico, in 2017 to protest (and, one would assume, hinder) the erection of a wall between the two countries. In 2023, a local homeowner noticed that SpaceX was using the site for building materials and heavy equipment and brought it to CAH's attention, after which SpaceX gave CAH a "12-hour ultimatum to accept a lowball offer" for the land. Instead, CAH sued.
The settlement came shortly before the case went to trial, which was scheduled to happen on November 3. CAH told AP that SpaceX copped to trespassing during the discovery phase, but it opted to settle because a trial "would have cost more than what we were likely to win from SpaceX."
Beyond that, CAH said "the upside is that SpaceX has removed their construction equipment from our land and we’re able to work with a local landscaping company to restore the land to its natural state: devoid of space garbage and pointless border walls."
CAH was seeking $15 million in its lawsuit, which it had promised to split with the 150,000 people who contributed $15 to the purchase of the land in the first place—up to $100 each, although it also warned that it'd "probably only be able to get you like two dollars or most likely nothing." Alas, in an email sent to subscribers (via TechCrunch), CAH said the money is off the table. But it does have something else planned.
"Elon Musk’s team admitted on the record that they illegally trespassed on your land, and then they packed up the space garbage and fucked off," the email says. "But when it comes to paying you all, he did the legal equivalent of throwing dust in our eyes and kicking us in the balls.
"So while we can’t give you what you really wanted––cash money from Elon Musk––we’re going to make it up to you, our best, sexiest customers…with comedy! We’re sending you each a brand new mini-pack of exclusive cards all about Elon Musk."
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