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Owed a billion dollars in Nvidia stock

1091 points · 458 comments · Eric_Gullichsen

  1. whall6 · · focus · HN ↗
    You should sell your right to litigate this. There are hundreds of firms that would pay you to take this on. Would involve near zero effort for you and would also check the box of being “about the principle”.
    1. binlog · · focus · HN ↗
      Why would anyone buy that right? Statute of limitations is crystal clear here. The case is going to be dismissed the moment it gets in front of a judge.
      1. raldi · · focus · HN ↗
        Out of curiosity, why do you think you know that?
        1. binlog · · focus · HN ↗
          <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;selfhelp.courts.ca.gov&#x2F;civil-lawsuit&#x2F;statute-limitations" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;selfhelp.courts.ca.gov&#x2F;civil-lawsuit&#x2F;statute-limitat...

          &gt; Breach of a written contract: 4 years from the date the contract was broken.

          Which part do you think is debatable?

          1. raldi · · focus · HN ↗
            Not sure; I didn&#x27;t go to law school.
            1. binlog · · focus · HN ↗
              The lawyers representing the author did, and came to this exact conclusion.
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