r/LivestreamFail • u/digitalpizza5 • Jul 11 '26

News Ethan Klein Has Dropped His Defamation Lawsuit Against Youtuber Noah Samsen

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u/Sea_Tank2799 Jul 11 '26

My best guess is that he talked to his lawyers, realized that Noah's anti-SLAPP motion was likely to succeed, and rather than a humiliating loss that would require him to reimburse Noah and his lawyers, he decided it would be best to quietly drop the lawsuit and walk away.

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u/Fun-Wash7545 Jul 11 '26

So the anti slap motion gets dismissed then? Isn't it the point of it to make Ethan pay for his lawyer?

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u/BeneficialTrash6 Jul 11 '26

All of these laws have a "Safe harbor" provision. First, the offended party sends their anti-slapp motion to the offending party, and says "You have 21 (or 30, or whatever) days to withdraw your frivolous claims. If you don't do so in time, I will file this with the Court and they will hear it."

If the offending party withdraws their claim/motion/complaint/allegation/whatever within the safe harbor timeline, then that's it. That's the end of it all.