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To: ISOMAN who wrote (2761)	5/29/1999 1:51:00 PM
From: Razorbak	Respond to of 3795

I don't know whether Judge Elizabeth D. LaPorte, United States Magistrate Judge, was crying with laughter or not, but she didn't appear to be too partial to the Plaintiff's case during her last ruling. #reply-9782894

To: ISOMAN who wrote (2761)	6/4/1999 2:33:00 AM
From: John	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3795

It is my observation the defendants have the plaintiffs by the balls. According to the complaint, the plaintiffs are admitting to liability in what they disseminate. Even a hack attorney should be able to exploit this glaring legal hole and take Business Wire to the cleaners for any press releases that have been shown to contain fraudulent information. The moment any of the major class action law firms gets a whiff of this complaint, I can see any of a number of lawsuits where if Business Wire were involved they get added immediately as a defendant just for their deep pockets. Have any of you three thought to bring the complaint against you to the attention of such firms? I suspect Business Wire will have no alternative but to amend the complaint. If so, case closed, you win and you sue them for any number of things. What's the holdup?