After alleged trespassing, damaging of plot, Elon Musk’s SpaceX reach settlement with…, how it’s connected with Donald Trump?
The company was asking for USD 15 million in damages, which it says includes a loss of vegetation on the land.
SpaceX has reached a settlement with the creators of the popular card game Cards Against Humanity, who had accused Elon Musk’s rocket company of trespassing on and damaging a piece of land they own in Texas.
According to Texas court records, the settlement was finalized last month, just weeks before the case was set to go to trial on November 3. In a statement on Monday, Cards Against Humanity confirmed the resolution but said it could not disclose the terms. SpaceX hasn’t commented on the matter yet.
The Chicago-based card game maker had purchased the Texas property in 2017 as part of a satirical campaign opposing then-President Doland Trump’s proposed border wall.
What Were Accusation Against Elon Musk’s SpaceX
In its lawsuit, Cards Against Humanity alleges SpaceX essentially treated the game company’s property — located in Cameron County in far south Texas — as its own for at least six months.
The lawsuit said SpaceX, which had previously acquired other plots of land near the property, had placed construction materials, such as gravel, and other debris on the land without asking for permission to do so.
Cards Against Humanity said in an email on Monday to The Associated Press that SpaceX admitted during the discovery phase of the case to trespassing on its property. The company said a trial “would have cost more than what we were likely to win from SpaceX.”
“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.”
What Was Cards Against Humanity’s Stand?
The company has previously said 150,000 people had each contributed USD 15 to help purchase the land in Texas and that they had hoped to pay back those donors with proceeds from a settlement.
Over the years, Cards Against Humanity says the land has been maintained in its natural state. It also says it displayed a “no trespassing” sign to warn people they were about to step on private property.
“Were we hoping to be able to pay all our fans? Sure. But we did warn them they would probably only be able to get like USD 2 or most likely nothing,’” the company said.
(With Inputs From AP)
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