Alexander Terekhov wrote:
" . . . Again, though, since the boxes involved are Actiontec's, they
chose to take responsibility for remedying both their own and Verizon's
past violations and ensuring compliance in the future."
Since the dismissal was with PREJUDICE future litigation is forever
foreclosed.
This is my favorite part of the spin, "... ensuring compliance in the
future."
In the future Verizon and Actiontec can distribute the BusyBox code any
way they wish since plaintiffs Andersen and Landley can't do a damn
thing about it. . . BECAUSE THEY LOST THEIR CASE . . .
"A voluntary dismissal with prejudice operates as a final adjudication
on the merits and has a res judicata effect." Harrison v. Edison Bros.
Apparel Stores, Inc., 924 F.2d 530, 534 (4th Cir. 1991).
ROFL
Sincerely,
Rjack
--- "Standing doctrine embraces several judicially self-imposed limits
on the exercise of federal jurisdiction, such as the general prohibition
on a litigant's raising another person's legal rights, . . ."; ALLEN v.
WRIGHT 468 U.S. 737, 751 (1984) ---
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