PETA monkey selfie lawsuit lives on, judge rejects attempted settlement

Photo: David Slater It's the copyright lawsuit that refuses to die. In September 2017, PETA finally settled its monkey selfie lawsuit with photographer David Slater, ending years of financially destructive litigation. However, a request to dismiss the case has since been rejected by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which points out in a newly published order that it's not required to honor the dismissal request. The decision to proceed with a ruling appears to be the Ninth Circuit's way of pr...