Colorado District Judge William J. Martinez didn’t mince words when he dismissed a lawsuit filed by the litigious bottomfeeders at Stan Lee Media alleging that The Walt Disney Company "copied and exploited comic book characters 'owned' by Stan Lee Media," stating that the suit was "completely frivolous."  In spite of a string of earlier defeats of suits naming Marvel Entertainment and Stan Lee himself as defendants, Stan Lee Media filed suit again in October of 2012, this time against the Walt Disney Company, which had acquired Marvel Entertainment (see "Same Old BS Department: Stan Lee Media Sues Again").
 
Judge Martinez, obviously impatient with the claims by Stan Lee Media, which have been rejected by numerous other courts, noting that, "Plaintiff has tried time and again to claim ownership of those copyrights; the litigation history arising out of the 1998 Agreement stretches over more than a decade and at least six courts," before deciding that "the Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE in its entirety; and Judgment shall be entered in favor of Defendant."
 
Will this be the end of Stan Lee Media’s parade of lawsuits?  It is hard to be categorical in a case like this but as Deadline notes, Judge Martinez is doing his best to put this issue to rest, stating clearly in his opinion, "Taking its cue from the Southern District of New York and the Central District of California, this Court holds that Plaintiff is precluded from re-litigating the issue of its ownership of copyrights based on the 1998 Agreement, which issue was decided against it."