'Caveat Emptor'

Whoever paid those 2 guys the 'undisclosed sum' shouldn't expect to get any of it back.

If I were the judge, I wouldn't award them anything.

I mean.. the official story is still that Bigfoot is nothing but someone in a costume, so what these 2 guys displayed was the physical essence of the creature as it currently legally exists; they showed what is left of Bigfoot after life has left the body, and that's FAIR.

Anyway... they were paid for the publicity surrounding the claim, not for the veracity of the claim itself.... and there was publicity; publicity surrounded the 'alleged carcass'.

Most of all, a judge should be able to tell 'Searching For Bigfoot Inc.' that they effectively solicit behavior such as that shown in this case, by the mere existence and name of their organization.

Legally speaking, they 'found Bigfoot'. If they don't like what they found, that's just a tough shit.

It's like trying to bring fraud charges against a porn star for faking an orgasm.

To reiterate:

Bigfoot is FAKE because the law says Bigfoot is FAKE.

Therefore, when you find Bigfoot, you inevitably find that Bigfoot is FAKE.

And if you pay for the publicity surrounding a Bigfoot body, you are inevitably paying for the publicity surrounding a FAKE Bigfoot body.

The law tells you as much, even before the phone rings. If you ignore the law when you pick up the phone, that's on YOU.

How could this be any clearer?