[lionhearted]

I think we're in agreement on a lot of things, but maybe you missed the context that it's about commercial real estate? In those kind of deals, legal threats are really common.

> Finally, there's the speculative gem that it will never get in front of the judge.

But it's not speculation - we're talking about a guy who made millions of dollars as a broker for massively large deals for half a decade, who never saw a case go all the way to court. In this context, forcing the other side to keep paying legal fees while you laugh it off works well.

I agree with the rest of your comment - context matters - but I think you might've missed the context written about here.