Barton Goes for Broke, But Court Clamps Down on His Sky-High Demands
The court rejected the core of Nathan Barton’s legal strategy, denying judgment on his state-law claims for failure to allege sufficient facts. This ruling represents a definitive setback for the serial litigator’s attempt to use archaic Washington statutes to multiply telemarketing penalties from hundreds to thousands of dollars per call, limiting his recovery and creating a barrier against this tactic.