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2011-07-14 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Righthaven fined $5,000 for misleading Nevadas federal court

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A judge today fined newspaper copyright lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas $5,000 for misleading Nevadas federal court about its lawsuits.

Besides the $5,000 sanction, Hunt ordered Righthaven to disclose its original lawsuit contract with Stephens Media in active lawsuits over Review-Journal material. He also ordered that a transcript of todays hearing, in which he made several negative comments about Righthavens conduct, be posted on Righthaven court dockets.

As word spreads among attorneys of the sanction, it may increase the chance that defendants that settled with Righthaven may reopen their cases or separately sue Righthaven on the theory settlements were made based on facts misrepresented by Righthaven.

Posted by Free Radical 2011-07-14 15:13|| || Front Page|| [11138 views ] Top

#1 $5k isn't peanuts unless it is a multiplier, which hopefully, it is. The real goodness is when the lawyers are referred to the bar for barristry, etc.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-07-14 16:12|| 2011-07-14 16:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Unfortunately Righthaven is more or less a front organization designed to soak up a lot of the expenses while the profits go elsewhere.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-07-14 17:27|| 2011-07-14 17:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Karma is a b!tch!

Posted by JohnQC 2011-07-14 17:47|| 2011-07-14 17:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Took the words right outta my keyboard, John.

Posted by Mike 2011-07-14 18:08|| 2011-07-14 18:08|| Front Page Top

#5 How about we de-barr the lawyers too?

Posted by DarthVader 2011-07-14 18:12|| 2011-07-14 18:12|| Front Page Top

#6 Can Fred get his money back?

Posted by OldSpook 2011-07-14 21:01|| 2011-07-14 21:01|| Front Page Top

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