Problems pile up for Righthaven with new ruling (in favor of DU) [View all]
Source: Vegas Inc (Las Vegas Sun)
Legal problems are snowballing for Las Vegas copyright lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC, with a judge on Wednesday entering yet another judgment against the firm.
In Righthaven’s 2010 lawsuit against the Democratic Underground political website, U.S. District Judge Roger Hunt in Las Vegas granted a motion by the Democratic Underground that final judgment be entered against Righthaven.
... Significantly, Hunt found Wednesday that his ruling from June dismissing Righthaven from its own lawsuit for lack of standing “was a dismissal on the merits” and Righthaven’s dismissal from the suit was with prejudice.
... The language in Hunt’s order Wednesday means the Democratic Underground can petition the court for an award of its attorney’s fees, which are likely to run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, given that the case was extensively litigated.
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