WP Engine Accuses Automattic and Matt Mullenweg of Concealing Control of WordPress.org and the WordPress Trademarks

WP Engine has filed a whopping 175-page revised complaint in its ongoing legal fight with Automattic and Matt Mullenweg, seeking to strengthen its antitrust claims while incorporating new developments since the lawsuit was first filed last year. It also includes what WP Engine describes as “shocking” information uncovered in discovery. Filed on Friday in the U.S. District Court…

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