English libel claims are far easier to win.

Winning isn't everything tho (as everyone here seems to agree). Collecting is the issue.

You don't get to collect if you don't win.

And a win doesn't matter if you don't collect. Yeah, I get how the semantic circle of logic works.

The point is that to get to the money, you have to start with filing a suit. If he filed a suit in the UK, why not throw one up here as well?

By not filing a suit in the USA, Sethi can say that he's won all his lawsuits, or, more meaningfully, Arrington has lost. Sethi might consider it a good trade to not get any money from the lawsuit in return for tarnishing Arrington's name.

Does Arrington need help tarnishing his name?