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Lowering the Bar - “This is not a lawsuit,” L.A. Superior Court Judge Barbara Meiers said in court on January 31 (Law360), which wasn’t a good sign for the plaintiff at all. Syed Husain had sued his ex-girlfriend for fraud and breach of contract, claiming he spent lots of money on her during their relationship only to have her break up with him. His lawyer insisted that a 2018 promise she made was detailed enough to be enforceable, but the judge appeared to disagree. “Counsel, please, you’ve got to be kidding me,” Meiers said, which is one of the statements upon which I base that conclusion, along with, “Maybe he’s a fool, but that’s not a basis for a lawsuit.” The judge granted a motion for change of venue that, for some reason, the defendant didn’t withdraw when she heard how things were going.