November 28, 2016
An Illinois federal judge has ordered a so-called “porn troll” attorney to pay more than $47,000 for his attempt to avoid paying fines in a copyright infringement lawsuit over allegedly unlawful access to adult entertainment websites by internet users.
October 19, 2016
An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday shot down a motion by a so-called porn troll attorney to reconsider a recent order in which the court said the attorney was in civil contempt for trying to avoid fines.
August 17, 2016
An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday asked a so-called porn-troll attorney to justify why he shouldn't be held in contempt and fined for wasting the court's time by pretending he didn't have the funds to pay an earlier sanction imposed for lying to avoid paying attorneys' fees.
August 12, 2015
An Illinois federal judge has called "entirely frivolous" a lawsuit over which he recently sanctioned three so-called porn troll attorneys accused of extorting infringement settlements across the country through frivolous copyright claims on online pornography.
August 07, 2015
One of three so-called porn troll attorneys accused of extorting infringement settlements across the country through frivolous copyright claims on online pornography who was recently ordered to pay an alleged target's legal fees told an Illinois federal court that he will appeal the sanctions to the Seventh Circuit.
July 24, 2015
Two of three attorneys called "porn trolls" and accused of extorting infringement settlements across the country through frivolous copyright claims on online pornography were dealt another blow on Thursday when an Illinois federal judge ordered them to pay the full cost of attorneys' fees requested by an alleged target.
June 05, 2015
An Illinois federal judge granted motions on reconsideration Friday for contempt and sanctions against attorneys for so-called porn troll Lightspeed Media Corp. after a defendant in a copyright case presented new evidence that the attorneys blocked discovery and lied about being insolvent to avoid paying fees.
November 19, 2014
An Illinois federal judge Tuesday denied motions for contempt and sanctions after a defendant in a copyright case said attorneys for so-called porn troll Lightspeed Media Corp. had blocked discovery and lied about being insolvent to avoid attorneys' fees, saying he had not presented sufficient proof.
March 24, 2014
An Illinois federal judge on Monday held the operators of Prenda Law in contempt, lambasting the actors behind the now-defunct "porn troll" for failing to pay sanction fines to Comcast Cable Communications LLC and AT&T Internet Services over the filing of "baseless" copyright claims.
December 04, 2013
An Illinois federal judge last week became the latest to attack now-defunct so-called porn troll Prenda Law for its notorious campaign of porn-linked copyright litigation, hitting the company with massive new fines for dragging Comcast and AT&T into court on "baseless" claims.