So holds the Eleventh Circuit.
The claim is under the Alien Tort Statute, which allows lawsuits in U.S. courts for aiding and abetting terrorism (among other things).
"Unlike 'Festivus,' the fictional holiday created by Jewish artists, wherein 'worshippers' are permitted to air their personal grievances but once per year," "Ye adheres to an artistic vision in which he is unencumbered to share his grievances at any time of the year—and so he does."
Can you sue over that? Why, yes you can! ... But can you win? Not so much.
The result generally strikes me as correct; but this is surely not the last word on the matter, since I expect a prompt appeal to the D.C. Circuit.
Please feel free to forward this to anyone you think might be interested.
The federal judge rightly rejects the request.
UPDATE: Lawyer's response added; post bumped to highlight the update.
"Lehnert used ChatGPT after he had written his report to confirm his findings, which were based on his decades of experience joining dissimilar materials."
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