Strike 3 Holdings is currently filing lawsuits across the country; they have filed thousands of such lawsuits over the past few years. Your first notice was likely from your internet service provider (ISP) and a copy of a subpoena from a company called Strike 3 Holdings. Strike 3 is alleging that you (or someone in your home or office) illegally downloaded their pornographic films, typically using file-sharing software such as BitTorrent.
You are being accused of copyright infringement, which can be more embarrassing due to the nature of the adult content you’ve been accused of downloading.
Many clients we speak to are in shock; most people have never been sued before. Here is some advice on what not to do:
- Don’t sign anything
- Don’t try to delete anything off your computer, it can end up making penalties worse
- Contact an experienced internet service provider subpoena defense attorney
Whether or not you illegally downloaded Strike 3 Holdings content, you’re most likely about to get sued. At this point Strike 3 Holdings believes that you did download the content, and the court thinks that they have enough evidence for the case to continue. Every case is unique and we have worked with clients on all three options; we recommend you schedule your free consultation so we can understand the specifics of your case and can walk through your options so that you feel in more control of the situation.
Your three options in your case against Strike 3 Holdings
- Settle your case out of court
- File a Motion to Quash
- Fight back in court
Although you live in North Carolina, Strike 3 Holdings lawsuits are mostly federal lawsuits (they sometimes also file cases in Florida State Court).
Antonelli Law has been defending those targeted in the type of lawsuit like the ones filed by Strike 3 Holdings LLC for years, and we are extremely experienced in getting cases just like yours resolved quickly and cost-effectively.
At this point the notice from your ISP is to let you know that Strike 3 Holdings is seeking your personal information so that they can sue you. If you have just received the notice you are still anonymous and your details have not yet been shared with Strike 3 Holdings.
We recommend that you do not ignore Strike 3 Holdings as they do tend to follow through on these lawsuits; the longer you wait, the fewer options may be available to you on how you want to handle your Strike 3 Holdings lawsuit.
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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.
Jeffrey has been interviewed by the media many times, including Bloomberg BNA, NBC, The New York Times, Chicago Lawyer, Chicago Tribune, and the longstanding lawyer’s publication Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
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.