Maria-Elena James, Judge vs. Ira Siegel, Troll
Maria-Elena James vs Ira Siegel is a Judge vs. Copyright Troll saga that is unfolding in California.
California (CA)
Does dismissed from the New Sensations Bittorrent case.
Allow me to congratulation all the Cashman Law Firm, PLLC clients who have been dismissed from New Sensations, Inc. v. Does 1-1,745 (Case No. 3:10-cv-05863-WHA) filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. As we suspected and discussed on July 18th in our “Judge Alsup takes over “New Sensations, Inc.” case” … Read more
Which will be the online filesharing lawsuits of tomorrow?
With the larger cases from Dunlap Grubb & Weaver, PLLC heading off into the bittorrent litigation graveyard, the plaintiff attorneys have not yet learned their lesson about the dangers of filing John Doe lawsuits with thousands of Does sued together. Below are just a few cases filed by the same plaintiff attorneys — newer cases … Read more
Tru Filth bittorrent lawsuit trashed for out-of-state defendants.
As we wrote just four days ago, Ira Siegel’s On the Cheap, LLC dba Tru Filth, LLC v. Does 1-5011 case (Case No. 3:10-cv-04472-BZ) in the US District Court for the Northern District of California has been ripped apart. So, congratulations to the Cashman Law Firm, PLLC clients who have been severed and dismissed from … Read more
Judge rules that it is improper to sue bittorrent swarms in the same lawsuit.
There is an interesting case coming out of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California — the court where most of John Steele’s newer and smaller Does 1-40 cases are showing up. In severing and dismissing all defendants (except Doe #1) in the Pacific Century International Ltd., v. Does 1-101 (4:11-cv-02533-DMR) case, … Read more