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>The printer's buyer was Gersh Zavodnik, a 54-year-old Indianapolis man known to many in the legal community as a frequent lawsuit filer who also represents him
by mjolk 10y ago
>The printer's buyer was Gersh Zavodnik, a 54-year-old Indianapolis man known to many in the legal community as a frequent lawsuit filer who also represents himself in court. The Indiana Supreme Court said the "prolific, abusive litigant" has brought dozens of lawsuits against individuals and businesses, often asking for astronomical damages...Zavodnik, a native of Ukraine who moved to the United States in 1987 under a grant of political asylum, sued Costello, accusing him of falsely advertising a malfunctioning printer with missing parts, and pocketing Zavodnik's money
This is absolutely ridiculous.
Is anyone familiar with the legal system enough to know how we can help out his current victim or (legally) bring an end to this smug conman's thievery? Could public opinion or data that tells a compelling story help?
'Special Judge J. Jeffrey Edens' is damage in the legal process that I'm sure can be routed around and this story is ripe for the media.
- will_brown 10y agoNot that it will help this particular individual at this time, unfortunately, but check out this Ask HN I posted yesterday about crowdfunding lawsuits, still on Ask front page: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11842051 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11842051
- thisisdave 10y ago>bring an end to this smug conman's thievery If the courts declare him a "vexatious litigant", he'd have a much harder time filing these suits.