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No it hasn't. The defendent pled something about it in its answer. That doesn't mean anything. You can plead anything you want in an answer. There's no penalty for saying stuff that's completely irrelevant or bogus, and most of the content of an answer typically bears little resemblance to the reality of the lawsuit.

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Ouch ... I understand the point you are making ... parties do throw into their answers what would be deemed "argument" and not fact -- the WPTs response is a textbook example -- but the answer always "bears resemblance to the reality of the lawsuit." Much of it may be greek to the layperson, but it is the seminal document in the defense's response and one that they are bound by. If they make a mistake they can under certain circumstances move the court to amend it, but make no mistake that it is a very important document and has everything to do with the reality of the lawsuit.

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The answer just denies everything in the complaint and then alledges every possible defense to the complaint's causes of action, even though most of the alledged defenses will be completely bogus. (Note: I'm talking about answers in general. I haven't read the WPT's answer in particular.)

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I assure you that WPTE paid at least $100,000 for the preparation of that answer.

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The WPT will spend $100,000 in legal fees soon enough, but you're probably off by about $95,000 if we're just talking about drafting and filing the answer.