Look I'm not here to defend Ty, but people are acting like he was the only lawyer doing all this work for Vic. It was a team fuckup. Ty, as lead, gets to take that on the chin, and in particular, the notary fuckup and not preserving evidence and objections in court. But there were several lawyers, paralegals, etc. who all dropped the ball along the way. Ty, as owner/senior partner, is ultimately responsible, and at least he's owned up to it. But it's a bit of a jump to act like him going on Rackets streams contributed to losing the case.
Ty's cope from the beginning was his statement to Vic's mom, something about rebuilding Vic's reputation. After they lost the case (the first time), Ty said he felt they had rebuilt Vic's rep. On the whole? I still think Vic ended up ahead on the PR front. He's now doing dubbing again, directing, attending cons. Yeah, it's not the same caliber he was doing in 2018. Losing a civil case obviously doesn't help, and as Cocaine Branca is fond of saying, "Appeals are for losers."
Further on the PR side, outing the depositions was a mixed bag. It proved what kind of people Marchi, Rial, and Toye were, which was eye opening. But it also opened Vic up to some avenues of attack. (Ultimately, it's stupid the TCPA allows for this shit- IMHO if there's a free speech argument to hold up the case, it should be done immediately and no other evidence (like depo's) should be allowed. ) I still think Vic came out ahead for showing the public the depos.
But from another avenue, as others have commented on it, the Kamehacon re-invite probably turned out to be a double-edged sword. It proved Vic did have an avenue to going to cons, which probably didn't help the interference claim. But you don't want to have to threaten litigation to go to every major con.
Yeah, rag on Ty, it's fine. He fucked up. Chupp is a fuckup. But in this case, every lawyer was a fuckup, except for Marchi's.
I like lasagna man. It's shitty he went through all this, but it's clear he was a bit of a Pollyanna about his working and personal situations, up through his Funi dismissal (if not later). From the outside, it feels like he has grown in his personal/business dealings, and I hope that's the case and that AM Studios proves to be more than a passing fart. Star Trek Continues was inspired fan work, and it proves what Vic can do and what he can inspire people to do. I hope we get to see some more of that spark down the line, and that some fat cows and twinks didn't extinguish it.
As for people misinterpreting the outcome, shit there's a lot of that even going on here. It's a burden Vic will have to carry, assuming no further appeals prove successful. But on the balance, I think he still ended up ahead, even without a civil decision in his favor. If Vic can help lead a counterbalance to Sony/Crunchy, that will be a net good. And who knows if AM Studios would be a thing, were it not for Vic being a free agent. He'd probably be stuck in the Sony cogs at this point, considering a move back to LA (or wherever the fuck they dub at).
Edit: for clarity.
