I bet they were watching NXIVM trial with much interest.
Exactly. All of these programmers/deceivers/criminals are interconnected philosophically and have the megaphone of the media to support them or suppress their exposure...NXIVM being a perfect example.
Yes, and no. Scientology is a very different beast than NXIVM, which is a sex cult run by millionaires.
Scientology has shown itself to be very resilient and cunning in the legal arena. They've twisted the justice system to their advantage for decades, and have worn down nearly every plaintiff they've ever faced in court, through intimidation, stalling tactics, changes of venue, judge shopping, counter-intelligence, back room dealings, secret payoffs, witness tampering, legal threats against attorneys and journalists, and general skulduggery of all sorts.
And Scientology isn't just worth millions. They have billions of dollars at their disposal to fight off any threat, legal or otherwise.
This is a big lawsuit that will likely result in a huge judgement for the plaintiff, but even if the award is in the hundreds of millions (doubtful), it will barely put a dent in Scientology's war chest.
I suspect the plaintiff's attorneys have studied Scientology's prior court cases to pick apart their standard litigation playbook and dirty tricks.
This is where most prior lawsuits against the church have failed. The attorneys and law firms opposing them just weren't prepared for the intense level of warfare that hit them, so they lost. Even when the church was facing a losing battle in court, they more often than not, quietly settled out of court with the plaintiff, thus robbing everyone of real justice, and covering up the real atrocities.