Litigation Utah-Style - the Hatch-Jenson (Robbins) Connection - Updated | Linux Today

Litigation Utah-Style – the Hatch-Jenson (Robbins) Connection – Updated

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 9, 2009

“Might that Hatch-Jenson connection to Mark Robbins be at least
part of why Darl McBride was let go, I can’t help but ask? How
could Hatch represent SCO, with McBride at the helm, and also
represent Jenson, whose business associate, Mark Robbins, is suing
McBride in New York State in the Pelican mess? I don’t know if they
are still associates, but it’s awkward, no?

“Wait. There’s more.

“The Pelican claims sounded, frankly, weird to me when I first
read them, including claims of Darl McBride and Robert Brazell
setting up a website to defame Robbins. What legitimate businessman
would do something that stupid, I wondered? And yet, look what I
just stumbled upon in the Deseret News. A criminal case settled
last year in Utah involving Jenson. Hatch’s firm represented Jenson
in that matter, too, and he is individually named as participating
in the matter in numerous media accounts. The case is every bit as
weird as anything in Pelican, with accusations of fraud,
racketeering, reputational attacks on witnesses, and political
pressure.

“The criminal case against Jenson ended up in the lap of the
Attorney General Mark Shurtleff. From the Deseret News
article:”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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