Bloomberg Law
Nov. 27, 2019, 5:08 PM UTC

Judge Won’t Recuse Over ‘Troll’ Description for Copyright Lawyer

Blake Brittain
Blake Brittain
Reporter

Copyright lawyer Richard Liebowitz failed to get Manhattan federal judge Lewis A. Kaplan to recuse himself from one of his cases for allegedly calling him a “copyright troll” who sues to extort settlements.

Judge Kaplan said in his Nov. 26 order that he didn’t call Liebowitz a troll, but merely noted that another judge in the U.S. Southern District of New York used the term. But he also said some evidence exists that points to Liebowitz filing suits based not on their merit but only to get settlement payments, including his actions “in this very case.”

Liebowitz represents photographer Steven ...

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