(February 16, 2016, 11:36 AM EST) -- SPOKANE, Wash. — Despite a defendant’s assertion of malicious intent, a plaintiff on Feb. 12 was granted permission by a California federal judge to voluntarily dismiss its copyright infringement claim (Leisure Concepts Inc. v. California Home Spas Inc., No. 14-388, E.D. Wash.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17775)....