Settlement (litigation) | Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation | Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra | Private Securities Litigation Reform Act |
They seek to have section 498a made bailable, compoundable, and non-cognizable, and point to the Supreme Court bench presided by Justice Arijit Pasayat and Justice H. K. Seema who, on July 20, 2005, warned against misuse of 498a, expressing concern that it could lead to legal terrorism.
On May 6, 2013, Judge Wright sanctioned Prenda Law and its "principals" Gibbs, Steele, Hansmeier, and Duffy, whom he termed "attorneys with shattered law practices", $81,319.72 for "vexatious litigation", "stealing the identity of Alan Cooper", and "representations about their operations, relationships, and financial interests that varied from feigned ignorance to misstatements to outright lies".