There is a method to DM'S madness...

The first efforts are aimed at getting a "MARKMAN HEARING" as soon as possible, and generating some money to fund the remainder of the litigation...

If DM had attmepted a scattergun approach naming, "hooking all the fish", at once, they would be forced to litigate every case under SANDISK v. S.M.T. Electronic decision of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal, where the Court held that once a complaint is filed and served on a defendant, SMJ is an appropriat remedy in where a defndant beleives they are not guilty of the allegations made in the law suit...

If all potemtial defendants were sued at once, DM would be busy fighting Summary Judgement Motions instead of attending "Settlement" meetings...

Once they have a FAVORABLE "MARKMAN" decision in hand they have a beetr chance of getting more settlement and less SMJ Hearings...

Gil...