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Not if he bought a mansion in Florida early on.
That's an asset, right? So it would be part of the $50-100M
Not in Florida, https://www.alperlaw.com/florida-asset-protection/
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That's an asset.
I think GP is referring to Florida’s generous homestead exception, which allows a debtor to keep his/her home (regardless of opulence) despite creditors’ claims.
Ah interesting, didn't know about that. Seems like a easily exploitable loophole if so.
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#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not if he bought a mansion in Florida early on.
That's an asset, right? So it would be part of the $50-100M
Primary residence in Florida is shielded from bankruptcy and creditors. Also retirement accounts (both IRAs and 401ks). Lease your expensive ride and you’re mostly judgement proof.
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#54It's been amusing to hear his story. Starting a church/religion was my favorite part. I bet Google and a bunch of other companies are excited about the message this sends to other arrogant engineers who might be considering leaving and building new companies with ideas developed at their prior places of employment. That precedent is worth billions if not trillions.
"building new companies with ideas developed at their prior places of employment" is VERY different from copying files and stealing IP. The former is the reason Silicon Valley is what it is today.
How could he possibly think he could get away with stealing files? Stealing "IP" seems a little less concrete.
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#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think GP is referring to Florida’s generous homestead exception, which allows a debtor to keep his/her home (regardless of opulence) despite creditors’ claims.
Ah interesting, didn't know about that. Seems like a easily exploitable loophole if so.
It’s is, but the benefits outweigh the moral hazard.
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Andy Rubin might be a creep but at least he didn’t steal intellectual property.
I rate abusing one's power over other people as significantly worse than improper secret management.
Agreed. However, "improper secret management" does not accurately describe Levandowski's actions, and one could argue that he did abuse his power at the expense of others.
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#58A friend of mine heard his personal attorney speak at a law school class. Even his attorney thought Anthony was a “jackass” for stealing the IP; his defense fell on him being an engineer who, at the end of the day, just wanted to build cool shit and wasn’t malicious.
Maybe not malicious but what he walked away with wasn't just Google's IP, I'm sure plenty of people working for / with him worked on that IP too...
There is a certain amount of disregard for other people who want to make cool stuff too IMO.
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#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's an asset, right? So it would be part of the $50-100M
Primary residence in Florida is shielded from bankruptcy and creditors. Also retirement accounts (both IRAs and 401ks). Lease your expensive ride and you’re mostly judgement proof.
Can you shield additional liquid assets by installing solid gold toilets in your Florida mansion?
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#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's an asset.
I think GP is referring to Florida’s generous homestead exception, which allows a debtor to keep his/her home (regardless of opulence) despite creditors’ claims.
Doesn't that mean you're a poor person trying to pay for upkeep of an expensive house? If you sell it they will come take that cash.