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California Supreme Court Upholds $1 Trillion Verdict

In Beatles v. Elvis, the California Supreme Court tackled what happens when a rock icon makes a wager but doesn’t pay up. Apparently, Elvis once made a bet with John Lennon. Elvis said he would remake a Beatles original better than the Beatles did it themselves. Lennon accepted. Elvis then passed away without achieving the feat. Elvis’s estate argued that Lennon lacked authority to accept the bet on the band’s behalf, but a jury disagreed and the California Supreme Court upheld the result.

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