New BitTorrent copyright cases were initiated in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah by ME2 Productions, Inc., following a great number of similar “troll-style” lawsuits filed across the country.

As Troll Defense reported before, ME2 Productions, Inc. has rights in the 2016 action thriller Mechanic: Resurrection, which stars Jessica Alba and Jason Stratham.  The film’s predecessor, The Mechanic, was also the subject of prior BitTorrent lawsuits.

ME2 Productions is an affiliate of Nu Image / Millennium Films, which hold interests in films that have been litigated in many prior and pending enforcement actions, including Septembers in Shiraz, Criminal, London Has Fallen, Automata, The Humbling, The Expendables, Charlie Countryman and Bad Lieutenant.

The new suits filed allege copyright infringement by scores of separate “Doe” parties through their use of BitTorrent file-sharing software.  The plaintiffs are out for statutory damages pursuant to the Copyright Act, attorney’s fees and costs, and an injunction against further infringement.

Like other BitTorrent cases in the District, the complaints were signed by Salt Lake City attorney Todd E. Zenger of Kirton McConkie.  A case listing, with links to the complaints, are below.

Parties and subscribers receiving ISP notices of these actions can contact attorney Benjamin Justus for a free consultation regarding possible options.

Filed: 03/03/2017
Case No. 2:17-cv-00157
ME2 Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-23

Filed: 03/03/2017
Case No. 2:17-cv-00158
ME2 Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-25

Filed: 03/10/2017
Case No. 2:17-cv-00178
ME2 Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-23

Filed: 03/10/2017
Case No. 2:17-cv-00179
ME2 Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-25

Filed: 03/15/2017
Case No. 2:17-cv-00189
ME2 Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-22

Filed: 03/15/2017
Case No. 2:17-cv-00190
ME2 Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-29

Filed: 03/15/2017
Case No. 2:17-cv-00191
ME2 Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-27

Filed: 06/05/2017
Case No. 2:17-cv-00523
ME2 Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-24

Filed: 06/05/2017
Case No. 2:17-cv-00525
ME2 Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-26

Filed: 06/05/2017
Case No. 2:17-cv-00526
ME2 Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-25

Filed: 06/06/2017
Case No. 2:17-cv-00547
ME2 Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-29

Filed: 06/16/2017
Case No. 2:17-cv-00625
ME2 Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-27

Filed: 06/16/2017
Case No. 2:17-cv-00624
ME2 Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-36

Filed: 06/16/2017
Case No. 2:17-cv-00626
ME2 Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-26

Filed: 06/21/2017
Case No. 2:17-cv-00662
ME2 Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-24

Filed: 06/21/2017
Case No. 2:17-cv-00663
ME2 Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-26

Filed: 06/21/2017
Case No. 2:17-cv-00664
ME2 Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-24