After going back and forth on the lawsuit against Poker PROductions from Brandon McSmith in the Eighth District court in Nevada; it seems that it finally came to an end. This Monday the lawsuit was dismissed by Judge Michelle Leavitt.
McSmith can now appeal or ask for the intervention of the Federal court. McSmith said to Poker News Daily he was disappointed with the decision and he hopes his appeal will be successful: “Judge Michelle Leavitt dismissed the case on the basis that I didn't state a claim. Leavitt has her fair share of appeals that have gone against her.”
FBI was investigating McSmith’s lawsuit were he claims they used his idea for the NBC poker game show “Face the Ace”. “This week, the FBI got in touch with me twice and asked for all of the information. They’ll be launching an investigation of the copyright infringement charges”, McSmith said to Poker News Daily.
McSmith claims he created a series called “ All Star Poker Challenge” were 5 pros took contestants and had 5 heads-up matches, with a win of $2,000 per match and the ultimate winner would take a seat to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) . The Face the Ace show offered three matches and a top prize of $1 million.
Full Tilt poker had some issues past July when the Southern District was behind a seizure of over $30 million of online poker funds going to the US players despite the UIGEA. Face the Ace had amazing ratings when it was launched, something around 1.59 million viewers.
Originally McSmith was after an $85 million compensation for copyright, but his demand now does not contain an amount. Let’s hope this all get’s finally into an end and continue receiving great games and service from Full Tilt poker.
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