UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 8, 2015
RIGHTSCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 000-55097 | 33-1219445 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
3100 Donald Douglas Loop North
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
310-751-7510
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Copies to:
Gregory Sichenzia, Esq.
Jeff Cahlon, Esq.
Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP
61 Broadway
New York, New York 10006
Phone: (212) 930-9700
Fax: (212) 930-9725
(Former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 8, 2015, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, granted Rightscorp, Inc.’s (the “Company”) motion to strike the second cause of action for Abuse of Process, on the basis of California’s anti-SLAPP statute, and ordered the plaintiff to pay the Company’s attorney’s fees and costs, in the previously disclosed matter ofJohn Blaha v. Rightscorp, Inc., et al.As previously disclosed, this matter asserts causes of action for (1) Violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (47 U.S.C. § 227); and (2) Abuse of Process (Under Federal and California Law). The action was brought on behalf of the individual named plaintiff as well as on behalf of two putative nationwide classes.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| RIGHTSCORP, INC. | ||
| Dated: May 12, 2015 | By: | /s/ Christopher Sabec |
| Name: | Christopher Sabec | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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