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Originally Posted by WhiteTiger
This crossed my feed the other day, and I was curious about it. I've heard of Dr.Disrespect before, but I don't watch streamers. I remembered the fuss about it 4 years ago when it all blew up and he 'lost' his Twitch deal.
The part about all of this that I don't understand is...if he did illegal things, why were there no legal consequences? Why did none of it leak out. Why did he take Twitch to court to sue for Breach of Contract when he'd have to admit what he did...and why did he WIN his court battle and get his full contract payout from Twitch?
The only answers I can come up with is that whatever he did was questionable but not illegal and Twitch acted 'too fast' in terminating his contract. I wonder if we'll ever fully know.
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You can terminate contracts without criminality.
Sorry, just to add to this.
Twitch can terminate a contract for a variety of reasons, depending on what is in the contract and its interpretation. Typically, there are clauses in contracts that will allow for early termination if you do something that damages the reputation of Twitch. That is likely why they terminated. Dr. D sued them for breach of contract, again something he can do.
You are assuming that he would have to admit to what he did in a breach of contract case. That isnt true at all. Twitch would likely have to prove the reasons for the breach - the onus is on Twitch, not Dr. D. Moreover, the onus is on Twitch to prove the breach, not the alleged actions were done.
Without getting into motive, it is likely that Dr. D sued to garner a settlement of some sort. Many people sue with the intent of never seeing a court room or having their information publicly released.
Finally, he didnt "win" his case. The case was settled out of court and on a confidential basis. Both sides stated: Dr Disrespect and Twitch have resolved their legal dispute. No party admits to any wrongdoing." thats standard. What isn't reflected in here is that the terms of the settlement were not disclosed. That settlement could easily be between $0.00 and $1 trillion. You will never know. What we do know is he has not been back on Twitch.