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Originally Posted by F1 Tommy
No matter what Lucas decides I hope this case runs all the way and if the city wins (wich they probably will)they sue (along with anyone else who so desires)FOTP for the loss of the museum as they will be directly responsible.
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You can only sue if something illegal is done. Going to court (and blocking a museum) is not illegal.
However, the city can ensure it never works with FOPL again, and it can use backdoor pressure on donors to bankrupt the organization.
That said, though I detest and rarely read the Tribune, their editorial today is correct: anyone can sue and block the museum on the same legal grounds, even if FOPL drops their lawsuit, so pressuring them to drop it doesn't guarantee someone else won't massively troll the city and file their own.
That is why I thought the best course of action was for Lucas to wait a couple years and let the lawsuit run its course, because the city has a strong chance of winning the suit. It's the timing and the horrifically slow court process that is causing Lucas to look at other options. But by the time he gets anything finalized in LA or SF, it'll be 2 years anyway, so stick with it George. (And the city needs to do a better job moving the lawsuit forward, had they not been so slow, we'd be in more advanced stages headed for trial).