The Las Vegas Sun reports today that at least two victims of Righthaven LLC copyright lawsuits have filed responses asking the court to dismiss the lawsuits. Both victims cite the "the doctrine of unclean hands" as well.
Salzano also complained about Righthaven's legal tactics.Attorney Sergio Salzano is representing Las Vegas real estate agent Michael J. Nelson.
"Plaintiff brings these claims with unclean hands, which mandates dismissal of this action," Salzano wrote in court papers.
"The actions of plaintiff Righthaven in pursuing the instant action for copyright infringement smack of barratry," he wrote.
"Barratry" is defined by one dictionary as "the persistent incitement of litigation."
It's been a long time since law school, but every one of these looks vulnerable to a civil RICO countersuit. Damages could be quite high. I'd think some enterprising trial lawyers would want to take up the challenge.
ReplyDeleteCan you please leave some relevant links about RICO, as it is a topic not understood by the common American.
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