What's his motive? Without an injury, he has no lawsuit. (You cannot sue in California for "emotional distress" alone; emotional distress damages can only be added to a case in which there were physical injuries.)
Blackmail? Is he a "community activist?" Did he vote for the Kenyan? Has a former Japanese wife he hates?
The possibilities are endless.
Hard to say. The games that people come up with continue to amaze me.
Said he's behind on the Prius payment, right?
So maybe he makes a deal with Toyota where all is forgiven, gosh-I-know-ya-make-mistakes, and Akio Toyoda shows up to hand him the keys to a spankin' new LX470.
Just to show what great guys they are.
Think like a grifter....the possibilities are endless.