From the article linked in the OP:
Federal courts in Florida refused to hear his lawsuit, saying it could only be filed with the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta upheld the dismissal, and the Supreme Court refused to reopen the case.
So yes, the only thing this ruling settled was the proper venue for the lawsuit.
My question for Jon is: Why did you decide to appeal this all the way up, instead of just filing in the proper jurisdiction? I understand the desire to get this in front of a jury, but from a purely technical stance, was this a legally correct decision?