Considering these suits seem to come up on a fairly regular but always occasional basis,
there seems to be a point that some have missed.
Regardless of the age of CS, CS enterprises is NOT CS in the fact that it is a living, breathing corporation separate of the man. This corporation is quite capable of surviving the old man and continuing on this path for as long as enthusiasts financially support their products.
This of course means that these lawsuits can/will continue as long as CSE is in business and protecting "their provenance" as they see it.
Sooner or later it will be up to the enthusiasts to register in and be counted on one side or the other in a more substantive way than simply belly aching on a forum or the entire hobby can and will be hurt by these continual jabs by CSE. FFcobra and Factory Five surely won't be the last participants harassed by these lawsuits.
So, what's to be done? Boycott Shelby? Mass mailings to CSE? Sooner or later everyone in the hobby will be so encumbered by this litigation that it will be nearly impossible to continue, IMHO.
Bob