To completely circumvent complex corporate litigation, activists employ a targeted legal maneuver: splitting the massive losses by legally transferring ownership of individual $10,000 chunks of LEGO inventory to 10 separate individuals using a public notary. This permits 10 independent victims to simultaneously sue the store in Small Claims Court, entirely dodging corporate "claim splitting" laws. Believing the lawsuits to be completely fake, Josh and Brandon fail to answer the legal summons. The court officially rules a total victory via default judgment.
Rather than complying with the court orders or facing immediate physical asset seizure, the Salem/Keizer franchise permanently shuts its doors and vacates the building overnight. Activists place an enormous, viral sign on the front façade of the abandoned property informing the community of the true nature of the sudden closure.
"Permanently closed. We stole a family's life savings. They sued. We lost. By closing the store we got out of having to pay the family what we owe them." — Sign erected on the closed Keizer storefront
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