Comcast Sending Subpoena Notices re PTG Nevada LLC Lawsuit
This week many northern Illinois Comcast internet subscribers are receiving notices by mail informing them a subpoena from a federal copyright lawsuit was received by Comcast to reveal their identity. This lawsuit was filed by PTG Nevada LLC alleging that hundreds of people illegally downloaded the film “Pay The Ghost” featuring Nicholas Cage and Sarah Wayne Callies. Use of the BitTorrent software protocol or similar P2P file-sharing software is alleged to have been used.
Now is the time to research and decide whether you want to fight the lawsuit, settle anonymously through an attorney, file a motion to quash the subpoena (aka “vacate” the subpoena), or even to ignore the letter and any following settlement demand letters the lawyers representing PTG Nevada LLC may mail you. Important note: NEVER ignore being served with summons! Immediately consult with an attorney. Please read the following FAQs or caveats regarding filing motions to quash.
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For immediate advice and a free initial consultation call attorney Antonelli Law at 312-201-8310 or fill out our simple contact page or email us with a request to call you back at a time that is convenient for you. We understand the shock you may be feeling from receiving a notice of this action, and have the experience to help you deal with this in the best way possible for you. Attorney referrals accepted.
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More Information on Defending These Lawsuits
A recent law article on the rise of “John Doe” lawsuits alleging BitTorrent copyright infringement can be found here for more information. Additionally, several blogs can be helpful for those dealing with this kind of lawsuit for the first time: fightcopyrighttrolls.com and dietrolldie.com. Both bloggers offer information and advice resulting from their being wrongfully accused of BitTorrent copyright infringement. Neither of those bloggers are lawyers and do not offer legal advice, but can be extremely good resources if you are feeling panicked.
The following are case docket numbers of the PTG Nevada LLC lawsuits filed in the Northern Illinois District Court:
District Court of Illinois
PTG Nevada LLC v. Does 1-34 1:16-cv-01611
PTG Nevada LLC v. Does 1-25 1:16-cv-01614
PTG Nevada LLC v. Does 1-24 1:16-cv-01621
PTG Nevada LLC v. Does 1-26 1:16-cv-01624
PTG Nevada LLC v. Does 1-22 1:16-cv-01628
PTG Nevada LLC v. Does 1-28 1:16-cv-01633
PTG Nevada LLC v. Does 1-25 1:16-cv-01637
PTG Nevada LLC v. Does 1-31 1:16-cv-01645
PTG Nevada LLC v. Does 1-29 1:16-cv-01651
PTG Nevada LLC v. Does 1-25 1:16-cv-01655
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Jeffrey Antonelli is a member of the federal trial bar of the Northern District of Illinois and is admitted to numerous federal courts around the country. He has been a civil litigator nearly 25 years in a broad range of actions representing corporations and individuals as plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal court.
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Prior to forming Antonelli Law Ltd. in 2007 Jeffrey worked for several litigation boutiques in Chicago’s Loop as well as a full service firm. His litigation experience includes hotly contested issues in intellectual property, business, insurance, and consumer fraud. He is an adviser to the Illinois Board of Higher Education Advisory Council for Private Business and Vocational Schools (PBVS), and was a member of the Illinois State Bar Association Education Law Section Council from 2012-2013. Jeffrey is especially proud of his work representing hundreds of students defrauded by improperly accredited educational institutions, including as certified class counsel.
Before attending law school, Jeffrey was interested first in business, and then in biomedical ethics. These interests led him to graduate from the nation’s largest philosophy department at Loyola University in Chicago, where some of his favorite (and most challenging) subjects were cognitive science and philosophy of science. During college he held positions at the University of Chicago’s Ben May Institute; as a medical assistant for a University of Chicago foot and ankle surgeon; and volunteered in the emergency room at the University of Chicago Hospitals. These experiences led to studying health law at the DePaul College of Law where Jeffrey earned his law degree and a certificate in health law. At that time DePaul’s Institute for Health Law was consistently ranked in the top 10 health law specialty programs nationwide.
During law school Jeffrey immersed himself in studying the practical and public policy aspects of health care through internships at the American Medical Association in Chicago, and on Capitol Hill at the Governmental Relations Office of the Association of American Medical Colleges in Washington, DC.
Jeffrey has concentrated in civil litigation throughout his legal career, and is a member of the federal trial bar of the Northern District of Illinois, the Central District of Illinois federal court, and all federal courts of Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana. In addition, he is a member of the DuPage County Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association.
Jeffrey prides himself on his strong personal ideals, passionate, ethical advocacy, and working hard to bring the best possible results for his clients. He also maintains a special interest in cases involving fraud. Whether due to good parenting, his family’s law enforcement employment, undergraduate studies in philosophy including ethics, or a fortuitous outcome of good breeding, one essence of Jeffrey’s character is a drive to root out the truth behind fraudulent practices.