Ron Newman’s Comments

• Jun 11th, 2013 @ 6:55am

  Followup to this story

  on Bogus Lawsuit Plus Threats To Those Who Write About It Leads To Epic Response
  Mike Masnick has published a followup to this story in Techdirt, noting that the plaintiff has voluntarily dropped this lawsuit without any settlement.
• Jun 7th, 2013 @ 3:22pm

  Lawsuit dismissed

  on Bogus Lawsuit Plus Threats To Those Who Write About It Leads To Epic Response
  My last comment here got eaten by the moderation queue, so I'll try again with a terser message:
  
  The plaintiff has dismissed this lawsuit with prejudice against all named and unnamed defendants, including me. It's over and can never be filed again. Read more here: http://davis-square.livejournal.com/3210643.html
• Jun 7th, 2013 @ 1:50pm

  It's over! Voluntarily dismissed with prejudice by the plaintiff!

  on Bogus Lawsuit Plus Threats To Those Who Write About It Leads To Epic Response
  I am pleased to report that Jonathan Monsarrat's lawyer today filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal With Prejudice with regard to all named and 'Doe' defendants in this case. It is OVER. There was no settlement agreement; he simply gave up.
  
  'With Prejudice' means that he can never file this lawsuit again, against any of us, for any statement made in any of the exhibits that were attached to the suit.
  
  I've made an official announcement here: http://davis-square.livejournal.com/3210643.html . In that post, I include links to a motion for dismissal and a supporting memorandum that my lawyer Dan Booth was ready to file next Monday, had the plaintiff not voluntarily dismissed the case today.
• May 28th, 2013 @ 10:00pm

  A second lawyer responds to this lawsuit

  on Bogus Lawsuit Plus Threats To Those Who Write About It Leads To Epic Response
  Besides me, the other named defendant in this lawsuit is Deb Filcman, former editor of the weekly Somerville Journal. Her lawyer, Zachary C. Kleinsasser of the law firm Greenberg Traurig, has now sent his own letter demanding that Ishman drop the case against his client.
  
  I've made a new LiveJournal post about Kleinsasser's letter.