Slashdot Mirror


Jack Thompson Sues Florida Bar

Gamasutra reports that Jack Thompson has sued the Florida Bar Association, for "hector[ing] plaintiff Thompson for 19 months with SLAPP Bar complaints filed by opposing counsel (Strategic Litigation Against Public Participants). Continually, during that time, Thompson and his counsel in these Bar matters have repeatedly asked The Florida Bar to sit down with him and his counsel to try to resolve, once and for all, this dispute, which goes back more than 18 years when other baseless SLAPP Bar complaints were filed, resulting in the payment of money damages to plaintiff Thompson."

10 of 71 comments (clear)

  1. And soon... by shut_up_man · · Score: 5, Funny

    Jack Thompson sues U.S. District Court of Southeastern Florida over Florida Bar decision? I wonder if he'll stop when he gets to suing Jesus, or whether he'll go the final step up to God...

    1. Re:And soon... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Jury decision reached in Jack Thompson vs. Jesus case; Thompson appeals"

    2. Re:And soon... by sedyn · · Score: 2, Funny

      "or whether he'll go the final step up to God..."

      Naw, Shigeru Miyamoto doesn't make gory video games.

      --
      Am I open minded towards open source, or closed minded towards closed source?
    3. Re:And soon... by MasamuneXGP · · Score: 3, Funny

      I bet my God can beat yours in a fight.

  2. Re:So...Florida gets to do tag team, right? by filtur · · Score: 4, Funny

    Two men enter! One man leaves!

  3. A Reminder by Kennego · · Score: 5, Funny

    Jack Thompson's behavior is easier to understand if you remember his origins

  4. Re:So...Florida gets to do tag team, right? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Which unfortunately means the battle is only 50% effective.

  5. Aww by idiot900 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Poor defendants. I wonder where they're going to find a good lawyer.

  6. Next week's headline... by Haeleth · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Jack Thompson plays videogame, sues self."

  7. No wonder Jack's upset... by TechDock · · Score: 2, Funny
    From TFA: Thompson also notes that it is particularly video game lawyers such as Blank Rome, which represents GTA creator Take-Two, that he believes are targeting him[...]

    Jack is fighting a Take Two lawyer named Blank Rome? What, they couldn't find one named Duke Nukem to really make him mad?

    --
    Dreamers, shapers, singers, makers... Elric, the Techno-Mage