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IANAL From my following of the ADA abuse, which is fairly rampant and basically equivalent to these two, the only real solution is getting a lawyer designated

by snomad 10y ago

IANAL From my following of the ADA abuse, which is fairly rampant and basically equivalent to these two, the only real solution is getting a lawyer designated as a vexatious litigant[0] which is a very high standard to reach. I'm not sure if every state even has such a designation. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vexatious_litigation#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vexatious_litigation#United_St...

leatherdaddy 10y ago
A/S/L?
pktgen 10y ago
Hansmeier actually got into ADA trolling after the porn thing dried up. Of course, he couldn't even do that "honestly" (if there was such a thing): https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20131110/23180225191/turns-out-paul-hansmeiers-ada-lawsuits-were-filed-without-knowledge-plaintiffs.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20131110/23180225191/turns... Hilariously: > "We consider ourselves to be an advocacy association more than we consider ourselves a law firm," [Paul Hansmeier] said. "With the porn reputation, I wanted to shift my focus and focus on something more positive. We're really focused on doing it right so anyone who hears about us says, 'Yeah. This is the right way to go about it.'"
gozur88 10y ago
There's a pretty strong bias built into the system against designating any lawyer a vexatious litigant. Filing lawsuits is how a great many lawyers pay the bills, after all, and they don't want to be looking over their shoulder every time they file. There was a woman in the SF bay area who was finally restricted from filing lawsuits, but look what she had to do before the courts took action: >McColm, a law school graduate, has acted as her own attorney in filing dozens of lawsuits against public agencies, tenants, banks, neighbors, physicians, newspapers, lawyers and insurance firms. >Litigating with McColm "is a time-consuming and incredibly expensive quagmire," the homeowners' brief said. "Discovery becomes hand-to-hand combat and litigation a war of attrition as McColm filed motion after motion without regard to the merits of any arguments or the veracity of the facts." >Among McColm's lawsuits was one for injunctive relief from children next door playing basketball in their own back yard. http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/S-F-woman-vexatious-litigant-3114708.php http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/S-F-woman-vexatious-litig...

by snomad 10y ago

leatherdaddy 10y ago

A/S/L?

pktgen 10y ago

Hansmeier actually got into ADA trolling after the porn thing dried up. Of course, he couldn't even do that "honestly" (if there was such a thing): https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20131110/23180225191/turns-out-paul-hansmeiers-ada-lawsuits-were-filed-without-knowledge-plaintiffs.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20131110/23180225191/turns... Hilariously: > "We consider ourselves to be an advocacy association more than we consider ourselves a law firm," [Paul Hansmeier] said. "With the porn reputation, I wanted to shift my focus and focus on something more positive. We're really focused on doing it right so anyone who hears about us says, 'Yeah. This is the right way to go about it.'"

gozur88 10y ago

There's a pretty strong bias built into the system against designating any lawyer a vexatious litigant. Filing lawsuits is how a great many lawyers pay the bills, after all, and they don't want to be looking over their shoulder every time they file. There was a woman in the SF bay area who was finally restricted from filing lawsuits, but look what she had to do before the courts took action: >McColm, a law school graduate, has acted as her own attorney in filing dozens of lawsuits against public agencies, tenants, banks, neighbors, physicians, newspapers, lawyers and insurance firms. >Litigating with McColm "is a time-consuming and incredibly expensive quagmire," the homeowners' brief said. "Discovery becomes hand-to-hand combat and litigation a war of attrition as McColm filed motion after motion without regard to the merits of any arguments or the veracity of the facts." >Among McColm's lawsuits was one for injunctive relief from children next door playing basketball in their own back yard. http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/S-F-woman-vexatious-litigant-3114708.php http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/S-F-woman-vexatious-litig...