Unless I misunderstood, he might actually have a case.
> In a second ruling in April 2022 the Ninth Circuit affirmed its decision.[5][6] In a November 2022 ruling the Ninth Circuit ruled that hiQ had breached LinkedIn's User Agreement and a settlement agreement was reached between the two parties. [7]
1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HiQ_Labs_v._LinkedIn,