In the most recent development in the ongoing saga of the now-defunct Prenda law firm, the presiding US District Court Judge, Otis Wright, issued an order that the “shattered” firm’s future is bleak.
The Court held that John Steele, Paul Hansmeier, and Paul Duffy, the principals of Prenda, sought easy money by conspiring to engage in bullying practices and accusing individuals of infringing the copyright of pronographic material. Prenda would then hustle a settlement marginally below the cost of a minimal defense. The Court effectively claimed that the attorneys played the legal system and found a sweet spot where the cost to the defendant was just little enough that it wouldn’t make sense for the person to hire a lawyer, as the attorney’s fee would cost more than the settlement.
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