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TiltWare LLC Files Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit From Clonie Gowen
Date: January 19, 2009
Tiltware, LLC. has filed a motion to have a lawsuit filed by Clonie Gowen against Full Tilt Poker dismissed. They claim that she has wrongfully named several top named professional poker players as defendants in the suit. Gowen filed suit against, Full Tilt Poker and against 13 players including Howard Lederer, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, and Phil Ivey. The motion claims that her reasoning behind naming the players was a litigation strategy and a publicity stunt.
The motion also states that even if she has a complaint, it would be a simple breach of oral contract and that it does not involve the 13 players she has named in the suit. The motion also states that due to the 13 players not having a part in the alleged contract, the suit should be dismissed.
The motion states that there was no financial relationship between Gowen and the Full Tilt Pros and that her suit is a litigation tactic. Also, they state that since her damages are so large, that the amount should be enough to compensate her and that there is not other wrongful behavior where she could receive additional damages.
Furthermore, since this appears to at most a breach of contract case, it cannot be brought against all the Full Tilt Pro’s individually. They argue that she needs to rework her suit to exclude the Pro’s and to narrow the focus of her suit.
Her attorneys have 30 days to oppose the motion or to file an amended complaint.
Gowen is seeking $40 Million in damages against Full Tilt, which would represent the 1% share in the company that she is claiming to have been promised as a result of her representing the company on TV and online.
Tags for this post: Andy Bloch, Clonie Gowen, Erik Seidel, Full Tilt Poker, Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, TiltWare LLC
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