Association Headquarters, Inc. (AH) has sued USENIX for fees and costs in performing services under a management agreement that was never signed or authorized by USENIX. USENIX believes that former officers of the League of Professional System Administrators ("LOPSA"), formerly called the System Administrator's Guild, a New Jersey nonprofit corporation, entered into the agreement with AH and therefore LOPSA, not USENIX, should be the party responsible for paying AH's fees and costs. USENIX's defense against AH's' claims required LOPSA to be brought into the suit as a third party defendant so the full story could be told. USENIX has asked the court to award it reimbursement of its attorneys' fees and costs incurred in defending itself against AH and also for indemnification from LOPSA in the event of any resulting judgment favorable to AH.

—Ellie Young, Executive Director, USENIX Association