Lydia Sung - Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 - Neoseeker
No money, no 15 minutes of fame
You haven't forgotten about ol' Erik Estavillo, have you? Last we heard from this professional/serial suer, he was targeting video game news entities -- talk about biting the hand that feeds. Anyway, we said that we would no longer write about his exploits because of this.
So why are we mentioning his name again? Because Estavillo has announced his decision to drop all lawsuits, against the press and industry.
Apparently, Estavillo's many ailments (OCD, Agoraphobia, Panic Disorder, depression and Crohn's Disease) were finally taking a toll, and he claims his doctors suggested he drop his long list of legal complaints for his own health.
Of course, another major factor is money, which Estavillo was running out of; he could no longer afford the process server fees needed for subpoenaing everyone on the planet, including Bill Gates, Winona Ryder, and Martin Lee Gore (Depeche Mode). Guess his vast life experiences not teach him that legal shenanigans cost lots of money.
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"Serial suer" Estavillo drops all lawsuits, takes down website
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Brazilian anchorman Rony Curvelo in tense custody battle with model Maria Vianna over 'legal kidnap'
BY William Sherman - DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER - February 2nd 2010
A wealthy Brazilian anchorman is fighting a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife, a gorgeous New York model he says conned a judge into letting her kidnap their daughter.
Rony Curvelo, 45, says it all started with a misfired e-mail.
He somehow sent to his ex, Maria Vianna, a missive that was meant for his news producer back in Sao Paulo asking whether he should go to Haiti to cover the earthquake.
Vianna, 29, took the e-mail to Manhattan Family Court Judge Gloria Sosa-Lintner and told her she feared Curvelo was planning to take 8-year-old Jennifer, who was in New York visiting her mom, with him.
"I wasn't going to Haiti and I'm not going to Haiti. The whole thing is lies for a legal kidnapping, and so far it's working," said Curvelo, who says he has full custody of the fourth-grader.
"I was shocked, stunned. I was at Kennedy Airport Thursday, waiting for Jennifer so we could go back to Brazil, when a process server gave me papers," said Curvelo.
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Brazilian anchorman Rony Curvelo in tense custody battle with model Maria Vianna over 'legal kidnap'
A wealthy Brazilian anchorman is fighting a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife, a gorgeous New York model he says conned a judge into letting her kidnap their daughter.
Rony Curvelo, 45, says it all started with a misfired e-mail.
He somehow sent to his ex, Maria Vianna, a missive that was meant for his news producer back in Sao Paulo asking whether he should go to Haiti to cover the earthquake.
Vianna, 29, took the e-mail to Manhattan Family Court Judge Gloria Sosa-Lintner and told her she feared Curvelo was planning to take 8-year-old Jennifer, who was in New York visiting her mom, with him.
"I wasn't going to Haiti and I'm not going to Haiti. The whole thing is lies for a legal kidnapping, and so far it's working," said Curvelo, who says he has full custody of the fourth-grader.
"I was shocked, stunned. I was at Kennedy Airport Thursday, waiting for Jennifer so we could go back to Brazil, when a process server gave me papers," said Curvelo.
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Brazilian anchorman Rony Curvelo in tense custody battle with model Maria Vianna over 'legal kidnap'
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Tardy Smith stalls lawsuit
By SUN WIRE SERVICES - 28th January 2010
HOUSTON -- Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith made a last-minute payment to a Houston attorney on Wednesday before his team's game against the Rockets to stall a lawsuit filed against him.
Smith was named as the defendant in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Harris District Court by high-profile lawyer Rusty Hardin, a Rockets' season ticket holder. Hardin is best known for representing pitcher Roger Clemens in his legal battle with former trainer Brian McNamee.
Hardin was hired to represent Smith in 2006, after Smith was accused of breaking a player's jaw in a pickup game at a Houston recreation centre. That case was settled, but Hardin's lawsuit claims Smith failed to pay $22,753.51 US in legal fees.
Dale Jefferson, Hardin's attorney, had threatened to serve Smith with legal papers before Wednesday's game at the Toyota Center. Smith paid a chunk of the fees less than two hours before tipoff, prompting Hardin to call off the process server. Smith has 30 days to pay the rest.
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Tardy Smith stalls lawsuit
HOUSTON -- Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith made a last-minute payment to a Houston attorney on Wednesday before his team's game against the Rockets to stall a lawsuit filed against him.
Smith was named as the defendant in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Harris District Court by high-profile lawyer Rusty Hardin, a Rockets' season ticket holder. Hardin is best known for representing pitcher Roger Clemens in his legal battle with former trainer Brian McNamee.
Hardin was hired to represent Smith in 2006, after Smith was accused of breaking a player's jaw in a pickup game at a Houston recreation centre. That case was settled, but Hardin's lawsuit claims Smith failed to pay $22,753.51 US in legal fees.
Dale Jefferson, Hardin's attorney, had threatened to serve Smith with legal papers before Wednesday's game at the Toyota Center. Smith paid a chunk of the fees less than two hours before tipoff, prompting Hardin to call off the process server. Smith has 30 days to pay the rest.
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Tardy Smith stalls lawsuit
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Hardin to take on Nuggets player in court of law
Lawsuit alleging nonpayment of fees to be served at Toyota Center
By JONATHAN FEIGEN - Houston Chronicle
Jan. 27, 2010
J.R. Smith is accused in a lawsuit of not paying legal fees incurred in 2007.
Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith will have more than the Rockets waiting for him tonight at Toyota Center.
Famed Houston attorney Rusty Hardin, who has long represented sports stars in Houston including his recent high-profile representation of former Astros pitcher Roger Clemens, is suing Smith for nonpayment of legal fees with a process server expected to serve Smith at tonight's game.
Hardin said he represented Smith in 2007 when Smith was accused in a civil lawsuit of assaulting another player in a summer basketball game at Fonde Recreation Center in Houston. In the lawsuit filed Tuesday by Hardin's attorney, Dale Jefferson, Smith is accused of not paying remaining legal fees of 22,753.
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Hardin to take on Nuggets player in court of law
By JONATHAN FEIGEN - Houston Chronicle
Jan. 27, 2010
J.R. Smith is accused in a lawsuit of not paying legal fees incurred in 2007.
Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith will have more than the Rockets waiting for him tonight at Toyota Center.
Famed Houston attorney Rusty Hardin, who has long represented sports stars in Houston including his recent high-profile representation of former Astros pitcher Roger Clemens, is suing Smith for nonpayment of legal fees with a process server expected to serve Smith at tonight's game.
Hardin said he represented Smith in 2007 when Smith was accused in a civil lawsuit of assaulting another player in a summer basketball game at Fonde Recreation Center in Houston. In the lawsuit filed Tuesday by Hardin's attorney, Dale Jefferson, Smith is accused of not paying remaining legal fees of 22,753.
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Hardin to take on Nuggets player in court of law
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Process server admits fraud
Failed to deliver NY legal notices
By George Pyle - NEWS BUSINESS REPORTER
January 16, 2010, 12:30 am
A Long Island-based process server who was accused of leaving thousands of New Yorkers unaware that they had been sued for unpaid debts, subjecting many of them to surprise judgments, liens and wage garnishments, has pleaded guilty to fraud.
William Singler, owner of American Legal Process, entered the plea Friday in Nassau County Supreme Court, admitting to one count of a class E felony. He is to be sentenced March 24 and still faces a civil suit in which New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is seeking damages and penalties.
In a statement announcing the guilty plea Friday, Cuomo said that ALP employees had not served properly, or at all, thousands of notices attorneys and creditors had paid them to serve.
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Process server admits fraud
By George Pyle - NEWS BUSINESS REPORTER
January 16, 2010, 12:30 am
A Long Island-based process server who was accused of leaving thousands of New Yorkers unaware that they had been sued for unpaid debts, subjecting many of them to surprise judgments, liens and wage garnishments, has pleaded guilty to fraud.
William Singler, owner of American Legal Process, entered the plea Friday in Nassau County Supreme Court, admitting to one count of a class E felony. He is to be sentenced March 24 and still faces a civil suit in which New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is seeking damages and penalties.
In a statement announcing the guilty plea Friday, Cuomo said that ALP employees had not served properly, or at all, thousands of notices attorneys and creditors had paid them to serve.
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Process server admits fraud
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