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Do you remember Erik Estavillo of San Jose? He was a "man" who had been banned from the PlayStation Network after being an abusive little troll on Resistance's multiplayer mode, and decided to take Sony to court over the "pain and suffering" it had caused him. If you recall that adventure, you'll be thrilled to know that the little turd has had his case thrown out of of court.

Northern District of California District Judge Ronald M Whyte decided that Estavillo, despite claiming that the ban had emotionally crippled him, was not deserving of relief from Sony under the First Amendment. Estavillo was trying to get $55,000 in damages and also sought to get an injunction that would limit Sony's ability to ban players in future. 

It's nice to see that not every worthless, pathetic, frivolous lawsuit can go to trial. That said, America should sue Estavillo for wasting everybody's time and taking up oxygen that could be used by more deserving human beings.


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Crunshii's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 23:04
Crunshii
omg... fuck yea what a little douche. If Sony has proof of him disrupting gameplay of other players like that, good for him. Sony should even take back the PS3 from him for that stupid stunt.
GEMPadre036's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 23:09
GEMPadre036
After the spiraling depression caused by that N+ article, it's nice to read some good news. BURN THE WITCH! BURN THE WITCH!
TheDirtyHobo's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 23:17
TheDirtyHobo
Man that header confused me for a minute. I thought Sony was trying to ban lawsuits, and it got thrown out of court.

But either way, good on the courts to throw this garbage away.
Elsa's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 23:20
Elsa
Wow... I think I'm actually amazed to see the American court system work correctly for a change!
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 23:20
Dexter345
Hooray!
aaronf's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 23:37
aaronf
Yet another example of why we need laws the specify if you sue someone and lose (or get the case thrown out), you have to pay the defense legal fees.
Modern Robot's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2009 01:00
Modern Robot
Classic, just classic.
Jon B's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2009 06:12
Jon B
He wouldn't have won regardless, he signed a TOS that certifies he was booted for being a douche online.
Thankfully someone actually did some reading when considering if this was to go to court.
For once.
Everyday Legend's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2009 08:21
Everyday Legend
True - your TOS to play requires you to not act like an incorrigible asshat.

Which, of course, he is.

Whatta little bitch.
lewness's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2009 08:45
lewness
Fuck, I just facepalmed myself too hard. I'm suing him.
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