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Thu Mar 1, 2012, 10:45 PM Mar 2012

Eight more Righthaven lawsuits dismissed

Source: Vegas Inc (Las Vegas Sun)

Las Vegas copyright lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC struck out again in court on Thursday when a federal judge in Reno threw out eight more of its lawsuits.

... Two of the Nevada judges who have not yet ruled on the standing issue, (Judge Larry Hicks in Reno or Gloria Navarro in Las Vegas), for months have kept Righthaven waiting for a decision. Both judges are presiding over multiple Righthaven cases.

Righthaven has pleaded to both judges that after the initial rulings throwing out its suits on standing grounds, it amended its lawsuit contract with the R-J to beef up its ownership claims and therefore its standing to sue.

Hicks rejected those arguments in dismissing eight of the suits he is handling Thursday.


Read more: http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2012/mar/01/eight-more-righthaven-lawsuits-dismissed/

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