Latest Appeal Failed

The Court of Poitiers chose not to reverse the lower court's decision on jurisdiction. Once again, we are denied a libel verdict in the French courts. Meanwhile, John Szczepaniak's UK counsel has rejected most of our claims on the basis that they exhaust the one-year statute of limitation for libel in the UK. This leaves only one path forward: a final appeal to the Cour de Cassation, the supreme court for civil cases in France.

We are profoundly disappointed by Poitier's judgment. For two years our lives have been tainted by the shiftless (and apparently homeless) John Szczepaniak, who even today shows no remorse, no sense of responsibility, and no willingness to retract or repair his libel. So the libel remains, and Kickstarter mostly ignores us.

I do not accept this outcome. I have convinced my wife, Agness, to go forward with a final appeal to the Cour de Cassation in France. The process will likely take another two years. I expect we will be the only people reading this blog when the final appeal is heard. I am fine with that.

As soon as I get a greenlight from our lawyers, I will publish our Letter of Claim against John Szczepaniak in the UK. This English document provides a good summary of Mr. Szczepaniak's core libel. It was translated and entered as evidence in France, and has never been disputed in court. I hope everyone will take the time to read it. If you have questions, I am happy to answer them via LinkedIn.