Posted on 12/17/2016 11:48:38 AM PST by LouieFisk
The indictment says Hansmeier and Steele threatened copyright lawsuits against people who allegedly downloaded pornographic movies from file-sharing websites. Hansmeier and Steele filmed some of the pornographic movies themselves and would then upload those movies to file-sharing websites to lure people to download the films, according to the indictment.
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Not in a starring role, surely?
Legally scumbags.
“Attorneys” spelled correctly at link.
to avoid such lawsuits, always film your own porn instead of downloading someone else’s
IANAL/IANAPS
:-)
I used the standard abbreviation for “attorney” to make sure the headline would fit.
“to avoid such lawsuits, always film your own porn instead of downloading someone else’s”
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And *then* extort the downloaders - these two had quite the scam going! I would hope at least one of their victims made note of the extortion attempt and had the smarts to call their bluff. Illegal as all get-out.
Barratry.
Some lawyer is screwing someone at any given time, so probably.
"In December 2014, Minneapolis resident Eric Wong drove up to the office building at 889 Grand in St. Paul. He wanted to check out a mental health business on the second floor. He found a main entrance with nearly three feet of steps and no ramp – a problem, because Wong uses a wheelchair.
Wong then sued the landlord, Heartwood Enterprises, for discriminating against people with disabilities. His lawyer: Paul Hansmeier of Minneapolis' Class Justice, who has filed more than 100 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuits within the last couple years. Many of those lawsuits were filed on behalf of Wong.
Some of Hansmeier’s suits have driven small businesses out of business. Most owners settled, preferring to pay thousands of dollars to make Hansmeier go away, rather than cleaning out their bank accounts to go to court."
[rest deleted, see here for full story: http://www.citypages.com/news/abusive-disabilities-lawyer-paul-hansmeier-loses-against-st-paul-landlord-8080100]
It sounds like these attorneys were not smart enough to make large donations to Obama and Clinton in past few years.
I sat on a jury trial in Orange County Calif. regarding a wheelchair bound plaintiff, and his lawyer.
Our jury found against them, in favor of the business.
The MO was to hit small fast food joints, often minority family owned/operated.
They didn’t even claim ADA violations, just “difficulties.”
The businesses often settled out of court for relatively small amounts, but enough to support a decent living for the pair. The plaintiff spent a lot of time in Hawaii and wore a Rolex.
The took a chance on “Del Taco,” a medium sized chain. The defendants put a good legal firm in place, and played hardball going to jury trial.
The defendant’s attorneys showed the plaintiff wearing his Rolex, but taking it off to enter the courthouse for example.
To the plaintiff it is a numbers game. Hit enough, and some will come through with the $$.
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