The lawsuit was ultimately dismissed on grounds that it was meritless. Scientology spokesman Tommy Davis dismissed such claims as "utterly meritless". Frank previously told GamePolitics that the lawsuits were meritless and extortionate. Gabelli described the lawsuit as meritless and called it "tantamount to greenmail". Tom Benson called the lawsuit meritless and false. He also denounced the lawsuit as a "media stunt" and a "meritless action". Trump has called the allegations "meritless". In 1996, Judge Royce Lamberth dismissed the suit, calling the charges "meritless". Telltale stated the claims were "meritless". The Home Depot called Schwartz's allegations "meritless". The Match Group said in a statement that the allegations are "meritless". Instead, they are bringing entirely meritless motions to prevent that from happening. Meritless claims still need to be reported for coverage. Thus, Patchak's claim was meritless because his suit was pending when Congress passed the Act. The court held that Pacheco's position was meritless.