The second round of lawsuit is when the Eunsoo lawyer had filed a criminal lawsuit. I’m confused on who they filed it against, the rumors spreader or HYBE/ Garam. My guess is on Hybe as the 2nd degree perpetrator. Because they can use Hybe ambiguous statement of calling Garam as “victim” for creating enough confusion to cause Eunsoo to be cyber-bullied, which they have proof, and caused her to attempt suicide. This is the lawsuit where finding who at fault in 2018 matter - and the molka and details will need to be presented in court.
At this point, if the lawsuit persist, the only thing the court can prove is whether HYBE is criminally liable to have cause Eunsoo to commit suicide due to their statement. I don’t think this is easy to win though because it’s very nuances and it’s hard to make Hybe liable for 3rd party (fans) doing.
The goal for Eunsoo is to get Hybe to take back their statement that Garam was a victim. Or at least acknowledgment that she had bullied Eunsoo. I think the lawyer went public because it’s the easier route to get Eunsoo’s goal than the court, which can be long and hard to prove. Whereas Eunsoo parents main goal is to get this public acknowledgement from Hybe as soon as possible probably to calm down their daughter who is too emotionally unstable at the moment.
I think if I was Hybe I could see that as an opening as well. This is their leverage over Eunsoo team. It’s hard for them to win PLUS Eunsoo probably can’t handle the emotional turmoil of drawn out battle.