A magistrate judge has recommended the dismissal of a disbarred North Carolina attorney’s extensive Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit aimed at acquiring documents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The judge found that the government is immune from the lawsuit and that most of the claims had already been litigated. This latest development continues the complex legal saga surrounding the attorney’s efforts to obtain the information. For further details, the full article can be found here.