Yes, you are right about that. If a person has nothing, you can sue, but good luck collecting.
I’m not sure I agree this is a nuisance suit, they did defame this man. Maybe if a few other falsely accused people sue this nonsense will end.
“I’m not sure I agree this is a nuisance suit, they did defame this man.”
A cartoonist, I think his name was Ai Capp, was sued for a caricature of a person he put into his comic. The suit brought lots of publicity. As I recall the story the court did declare he’d defamed the man, but refused an award as there was no demonstrated loss. At the end Capp told the man, “initially only you and I knew. Now, everybody knows.”