So, the sage seemed the saga mostly over. nuTSR was banished via the conditions of a confidential agreement of settlement. The house which had been the source of it was destined to dispense cheese, and the Dungeon Hobby Shop page was reduced to posting weird nonsense. Wizards of the Coast(WotC) had gone back to business as usual.
However, it seems that Justin LaNasa(LaNasa) still wanted to try to make the world a little bit worse. He had already started a defamation suit against Tenkar,1LaNasa v. Stiene, 1:22-cv-05686, (E.D.N.Y) [LaNasa v. Tenkar] but he continued it, lost, and then — seemingly just to set more money on fire — as he appealed the defamation suit against Tenkar.2LaNasa v. Stiene, 24-1325, (2d Cir.) [LaNasa v. Tenkar II] The one where after two amendments to the complaint, the judge concluded there was no actionable claim.
When discussing the TSR LLC v. Wizards of the Coast LLC(nuTSR v. WotC)3TSR LLC v. Wizards of the Coast LLC, 2:21-cv-01705, (W.D. Wash.) case, I specifically did not name LaNasa’s lawyer as while I disagreed with some of their decisions – I felt they were sincerely doing the best with what they could work with, and trying to resolve the matter ethically. They did not deserve to be dragged down in the mud with him.
The lawyer in the defamation case, was not. Bernard V. Kleinman(Bernie) from start to finish, was a disgrace to the profession, made a mockery of the process and demonstrated nothing but contempt for the concepts of law and justice. He facilitated a petty grievance and conspiracy theory — apparently pocketing over a hundred thousand dollars while blundering around in an area of law he had no understanding of or apparent respect for.
Continue reading LaNasa v. Tenkar – Defamation how?- 1LaNasa v. Stiene, 1:22-cv-05686, (E.D.N.Y) [LaNasa v. Tenkar]
- 2LaNasa v. Stiene, 24-1325, (2d Cir.) [LaNasa v. Tenkar II]
- 3TSR LLC v. Wizards of the Coast LLC, 2:21-cv-01705, (W.D. Wash.)