"The plaintiff's claim is barred by its unclean hands, in that the plaintiff is engaged in barratry."
(Barratry is defined as the excessive incitement of litigation. Righthaven defendants say the company's typical procedure of suing without trying to resolve copyright infringements out of court backs up this claim. Righthaven says it's not practical for newspapers to contact alleged infringers to request they stop infringing.)
It appears Sherm whatshisname from the LVRJ will have to give a deposition later this month.
There is this other legal concept new to me, called champerty:
The questioning of Frederick may involve issues including the allegation of champerty, which is defined as an improper relationship between a party funding a lawsuit and the party actually filing the suit.
In other words, you need really good lawyers who know the ins and outs of the law to be able to fight these scumbags. I don't see how Righthaven can prevail. I just wish outfits didn't settle with them because that is the whole point of the lawsuits to begin with. It's a shakedown operation.
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The rescue of the 33 Chilean miners trapped since August 5, if successful, must rank among the greatest rescue stories of all time:
A drill digging a rescue shaft has reached the underground chamber where 33 Chilean miners have been trapped since August 5._____
CBS News correspondent Seth Doane, outside the mine in Chile, reported sirens and horns blaring this morning at about 8 a.m. ET, announcing the long-awaited breakthrough.
If he were alive today, music great John Lennon would be 70.
A statue dedicated to his memory was unveiled in Liverpool. It was designed by a 19-year-old American, Lauren Volers.
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