A:)They were dismissed after arguments were made -- Not quite informative.
So notverylikely you just slammed the door with my hands holding the post. Fortunately, my hands are stainless steel.
WTF are you talking about? I am just telling you, being informative, that this HAS been tried before, many times, and it's NEVER gone anywhere, at least in the US. The first amendment makes the government and judicial VERY reluctant to get involved in internal church matters where no obvious crime has been committed. I wasn't trying to do anything except give you facts. You managed to slam that door on your own.
What do you propose then?
This is the same as "where else would we go?". You don't like the facts in your face so you turn attempt to turn it back on me. I don't propose anything and reject the idea that I need to.
Legal battles lost can win wars. Of course money is lost.
So the corollary is that legal battles win can lose the war? The WT must be almost beaten, then. Back here in reality, that battle has been lost over and over and over and over. Why keep fighting the battle when the precedent is already set and outcome already known? Move on with your life.
But we are just considering the worst case. When Watchtower wins the case, then it will lose JW members who will view their action as crushing the victims.
They always lose a few over issues. They haven't lost many despite the court cases.