Fourth Amended Complaint in Andersen v. Atlantic Records

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Nationwide Class Action Allegation

Plaintiff’s Fourth Amended Complaint

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Lybeck

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Murphy

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Street, Ste. 500Mercer Island, WA 98040-2334206-230-4255 Fax 206-230-7791

Lory R. Lybeck

Lybeck Murphy, LLP7525 SE 24

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Street, Ste. 500Mercer Island, WA 98040-2334206-230-4255 /phone206-230-7791 /faxLybeck

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lrl@lybeckmurphy.com

Lybeck

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OSB #83276

Attorney for Plaintiff UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTDISTRICT OF OREGON AT PORTLANDTANYA ANDERSEN, Individually and asRepresentative of Others SimilarlySituated,Plaintiff,v.ATLANTIC RECORDINGCORPORATION, a Delaware corporation;PRIORITY RECORDS, LLC, a Californialimited liability company; CAPITOLRECORDS, INC., a Delaware corporation;UMG RECORDINGS, INC., a Delawarecorporation; and BMG MUSIC, a NewYork general partnership; RECORDINGINDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OFAMERICA; SAFENET, INC., f/k/aMEDIA SENTRY, INC., a Delawarecorporation; SETTLEMENT SUPPORTCENTER, LLC, a Washington limitedliability company,Defendants.)))))))))))))))))))))))))))No. CV 07-934 BR

NATIONWIDE CLASS ACTIONALLEGATION

PLAINTIFF’S

FOURTHAMENDED COMPLAINTDEMANDFOR JURY TRIALRELATED CASE NOTICE

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Nationwide Class Action Allegation

Plaintiff’s Fourth Amended Complaint

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Murphy

LLP

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Street, Ste. 500Mercer Island, WA 98040-2334206-230-4255 Fax 206-230-7791

TABLE OF CONTENTSI.

INTRODUCTION

.........................................................................................................3A. Personal Claims

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Class Action……………………………………………….

...3B Pre-litigation Activities

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Sham Litigation………………………………………

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II.

RELATED ACTION

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.6A.

LR 42 Related Case Notice ……………………………………………………

..61.

Identity of Related Case ………………………………………………

...62.

Nature of Related Case …………………………………………………

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III.

NATURE OF THE CASE

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IV.

PARTIES

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A. Tanya Andersen

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B. Defendants

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1. Defendant Record Companies

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..82. Defendant RIAA

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..83. Defendant MediaSentry

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4. Defendant Settlement Support Center

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V.

JURISDICTION AND VENUE

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VI.

CLASS ACTION ALLEGATIONS

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VII.

SUMMARY OF CONDUCT SUPPORTING CLAIMS

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.12A.

Conspiracy and Investigation Scheme

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B.

Investigations Violate Criminal Laws .

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C.

Investigations Fundamentally Flawed

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...

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D.

Mail Fraud …………………………………………………………………….

.16E.

Wire Fraud ………………………….………………………………………….

16F. Real

“

Gotenkito

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Known to Defendants .

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G. Public Humiliation of Ms. Andersen

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.18H. Defendants Knew about Ms. Andersen

’s Health Problems ……………………

19I. Harassment

Increased …………………………………………………………

.21J. Court Action Fo

rces End to Abuse………………...

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22K.

Economic Losses and Other Harms Suffered…………………………………

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VIII.

CLAIMS FOR RELIEF

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F

IRST

C

LAIM FOR

R

ELIEF

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C

IVIL

C

ONSPIRACY

(Oregon Law)

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All Defendants

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S

ECOND

C

LAIM FOR

R

ELIEF

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W

RONGFUL

I

NITIATION OF

C

IVIL

P

ROCEEDINGS

(Oregon Law) -

Defendants RIAA and Record Companies

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Nationwide Class Action Allegation

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Lybeck

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Murphy

LLP

7525 SE 24

th

Street, Ste. 500Mercer Island, WA 98040-2334206-230-4255 Fax 206-230-7791

T

HIRD

C

LAIM FOR

R

ELIEF

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A

BUSE OF

L

EGAL

P

ROCESS

(Oregon Law)

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Defendants RIAA and Record Companies

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F

OURTH

C

LAIM FOR

R

ELIEF

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N

EGLIGENCE

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N

EGLIGENCE

P

ER

S

E

(Oregon Law) -

All Defendants

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.33A. MediaSentry Negligence

Per Se

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.33B. Negligence Per Se / Vicarious Liability of RIAA and Record Companies

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33C. Direct Negligence of RIAA and Record Companies

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Heightened Duty

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D. Direct Negligence of RIAA and Record Companies

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General Duty

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35E. Direct Negligence of Settlement Support Center

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General Duty

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F

IFTH

C

LAIM FOR

R

ELIEF

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I

NJUNCTIVE

R

ELIEF

All Defendants

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IX.

PRAYER FOR RELIEF

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I.

INTRODUCTION

A. Personal Claims

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Class Action

1.1 Ms. Andersen pursues the claims set forth plainly and simply below, seeking fullcompensation for the serious damages Defendants have caused her to personally suffer. Shealso seeks to enjoin the RIAA and MediaSentry from continuing their illegal investigationactivities. Ms. Andersen also seeks certification of a national class action to address the pastand present harm being inflicted on thousands of other individuals similarly situated. Shereserves the right to amend this complaint to assert or reassert claims that may be appropriatelypursued following discovery and/or class certification.

B. Pre-litigation Activities - Sham Litigation

1.2 For three years, Ms. Andersen and her daughter were subjected to fear, threats,harassment and outrageous abuse that resulted from Defendants

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national conspiracy of intimidation intent on maintaining a near complete commercial monopoly of the distribution of

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