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Friday, August 06, 2010
Houlihan Smith Drops Its Lawsuit Against 800Notes
by Paul Alan Levy
As formerly talked about right here, Houlihan Smith, a Chicago investment bank, obtained a short-term restraining order against 800Notes.com The operator of 800Notes, got notice of the suit and was able to call to the Court’s attention section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, as well as the plaintiff’s factual misrepresentations and faulty legal arguments after it refused to remove negative comments from consumers (and former employees) but then was denied a preliminary injunction after Julia Forte. Houlihan Smith has dismissed its action with prejudice. Houlihan Smith initially declined to withdraw its suit, even with Forte relocated to also dismiss, but missed the due date for opposing the movement to dismiss and lastly started to focus on the situation once more after Forte threatened to find Rule 11 sanctions. Read More