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Spunky New Lawyers to Defend Jammie Thomas

Posted 05/22/09 at 09:36:49 AM  by Paul Lilly

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Brian Toder, former defense lawyer for Jammie Thomas, dropped a bombshell earlier this week when he asked to be removed from the case. He did so saying he was owed nearly $130,000 "that will never be recovered, coupled with the likelihood that a similar, additional amount will be incurred if ordered to continue representation of defendant."

Stepping in to take Toder's place is a trio of former Harvard University classmates who feel confident they can take on, and defeat, the RIAA.

"We are going a for a jury verdict of zero," said Kiwi Camara, one the three Texas lawyers who replaced Brian Toder on Wednesday. "We are going to convince a jury that the RIAA should not bring these cases."

Doing so will be anything but easy. With a retrial scheduled to begin in just three weeks on June 15, the trio said they will not seek a delay, and instead plan to attack the RIAA's litigation strategy, Wired reports.

"We think the jury is going to reject this strategy," Camara said. "The RIAA strategy here is not to try any of these cases."

Brian Toder wished Thomas well in her ongoing fight.

Image Credit: Flickr Joe Gratz

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TAGS: RIAA, Software, lawsuit, legal, copyright, law, court, Jammie Thomas, retrial, lawyer
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avatarwha?

Submitted by LVmonkey on Sun, 05/24/2009 - 2:03pm

Move where, pray tell? How do I get off this sinking ship called capitalism ...in a capitalism based WORLD?

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avatarLots of folks from Harvard

Submitted by Lestaticon on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 11:16am

Lots of folks from Harvard have been interested in standing up to the RIAA. I'm glad to see these three have taken an interest. I'm also glad to see at least one of these go to trial. They need to go to trial. The problem is, it takes money to actually defend yourself. Money that normal "people" just don't have.

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avatarWTF

Submitted by JDK on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 10:46am

Jammie?  Kiwi?  Who comes up with these stupid names?

If I was the judge I would not have let the lawyer back out.  He had to of known going in he wasn't going to make any money which means he was soley going in for a shot at fame.  When that didn't work out he says "Oh boo hoo I'll never get my $130,000".  Newsflash brother....you weren't going to get $1,000 out of this lady.

But thats the thing......he knew damn well he wasn't going to get a penny. 

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avatarWhile I don't disagree with

Submitted by Jox on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 6:31pm

While I don't disagree with your sentiment, the problems with NOT permitting the lawyer to drop out would be 1) reduced interest in the case (ie, he'd just be doing the minimum amount of work to avoid getting a contempt of court charge).  2) Greater chance of a mistrial later on, resulting in more delays and lost money.

The fact remains that he's a lawyer, not a public defender.  He's there to make money and if that's not happening, he has as much right to cut his losses as you would if you hired someone to renovate your house who took your money and did nothing.

You don't get to live in a capitalist society and complain about capitalism.  If you're not happy, lobby for change, or move.

Just my 2 cents.

- Jox

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avatarWhy do I have to google

Submitted by demosthenes on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 7:38am

Why do I have to google Jammie Thomas to find out who this is?  You guys couldn't include a link, or maybe mention what the trial was about?

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avatarRelated Articles

Submitted by One4yu2c on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 9:08am

Check out the 'Related Articles' column on the right-hand side.

-Paul Lilly

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