YouTuber Reckless Ben appears to have cleared a major legal obstacle that had stopped him from releasing Part 3 of his Bricks & Minifigs investigation. On July 6, U.S. District Judge David Barlow approved a new preliminary injunction that replaced an earlier temporary restraining order from Utah state court. The updated order still places several restrictions on the defendants, but it also makes clear that they can discuss the lawsuit, publish court documents, carry out investigative journalism, and share opinions or criticism through lawful means. The change comes weeks after Ben told viewers he could not release the video because doing so could land him in jail.
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Why Benjamin Schneider said Bricks & Minifigs Part 3 could not be released?
Reckless Ben, whose real name is Benjamin Schneider, has spent months documenting a dispute involving Bricks & Minifigs, the Mansell family, and former franchise operators connected to the company’s Salem, Oregon location.
The dispute later turned into a lawsuit filed by BAM Franchising Inc. and other plaintiffs against Schneider, Reckless Ben LLC, Bryan Mansell and Victor Nguyen. During the legal battle, Schneider repeatedly said that Part 3 of his Bricks & Minifigs series had already been completed but could not be uploaded because of restrictions imposed by the court.
