Cards Against Humanity is suing SpaceX for allegedly trespassing and damaging its property in Texas. According to a complaint against SpaceX filed in a Texas court on Thursday, the company behind the card game is seeking $15 million in damages but also said it would “accept compensation from Twitter.com.”
The lawsuit alleges that SpaceX used “originally vacant property” in Cameron County, Texas, without a permit for about six months. Cards Against Humanity purchased the site in 2017 as part of a stunt to “make this thing as time-consuming and expensive as possible.” [former President Donald] Trump is going to build his wall. SpaceX has since acquired “many vacant lots” on the roads surrounding the Cards Against Humanity property and began constructing “large, modern structures that have changed the entire dynamic of the area” and destroyed Cards Against Humanity’s land, the suit says. process.
As part of the construction process, SpaceX cleared vegetation, compacted the soil so employees and contractors could park, and brought in generators to run equipment and lighting. The complaint alleges that these actions not only damaged the property but also damaged Cards Against Humanity’s relationship with its customers.
Cards Against Humanity purchased the land through crowdfunding in 2017, with 150,000 backers pitching in $15 each, a sign of the company’s broader relationship with its customers and supporters, the lawsuit said. “One of the ways CAH maintains this supporter relationship is by using humorous ‘pranks’ or ‘stunts’ to draw attention to specific issues or people who ignore rights and issues, and to maintain the belief that they will continue to stand up against those who do not Fair. But SpaceX’s alleged intrusion into Cards Against Humanity’s property “created the impression that there was some connection” between CAH and SpaceX, thereby damaging the company’s “most valuable current and potential future relationships with its customers.” assets”.
Other reports indicate that Cards Against Humanity isn’t SpaceX’s only neighbor with whom it has strained relations. ReutersThe New York Times, which first reported the lawsuit, spoke with residents of Boca Chica, the remote hamlet that SpaceX is trying to rename Starbase to, who said SpaceX crews tore down a sign in the town and removed it. Statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe. A resident of Boca Chica told Reuters SpaceX offered to buy two of her properties for $340,000.
Cards Against Humanity claims SpaceX has also offered to purchase the Cameron County property. “Elon Musk, whose SpaceX is building some space facility nearby, thinks he can dump all his poop on our beautiful land without asking,” the company wrote on its website announcing the lawsuit. “After we caught him, SpaceX gave us a 12-hour ultimatum to accept a lowball offer that was less than half the value of our land. We said, ‘Fuck you, Elon Musk. We’re in court. See.
