Lawsuit filed against former employee over bidding scandal.
SnapNames and its parent company Oversee.net have sued Nelson Brady, the former employee allegedly at the center of a massive bidding scandal last year. The company is seeking $33 million in damages.
In a media statement, the company said:
“Oversee will be demanding millions of dollars from Brady for the damage he caused to Oversee and SnapNames. No amount of money, however, could compensate the damage Brady has caused to SnapNames’ and Oversee’s reputation in the marketplace.”
Last year the company also voluntarily disclosed Brady’s conduct to both the US Attorney’s Office and to the Federal Trade Commission. Oversee will not publicly discuss anything relating to law enforcement matters.
According to the company, it has been trying to settle the matter with Brady out of court, but that those settlement efforts were unsuccessful.
Domain Name Wire will be reviewing the case filed in federal court in Oregon (Portland district) and updating you with details.
Mikey says
WE are all responsible for our actions but Snapnames and Oversee must accept some responsibility. If a bar serves too much beer, they can be liable if someone is drunk and drives.
If your employees are manipulating the sytem, they are certainly resposnible, but you as the employer must be accountable for not seeing it, stopping it and correcting it.
Amazing how industries, politics and companies pin the tail on the donkey and blame others, but never take the burden of accountabilty themselves
My two cents
Acro says
I’m not surprised Snapnames finally snapped. The timing with this http://bit.ly/a4ufLQ is odd though.
steve says
Um, I didn’t know you could see your own employee. You are responsible for your employee.
He can be held criminally, but I don’t know if they can sue him.
John Berryhill says
“If your employees are manipulating the sytem, they are certainly resposnible, but you as the employer must be accountable for not seeing it, stopping it and correcting it.”
And how has Oversee not done that? They paid out for every customer whose bid was bumped up, they modified the settlement agreement in response to customer feedback, they reported Brady to two law enforcement authorities, and now they are trying to get back what he cost them.
Oversee has been accountable for what happened. Nelson Brady was not just any employee, either. As VP of engineering, he was uniquely positioned to cover his tracks. However, he was caught, turned over to law enforcement, the customers compensated, and he’s going to pay.
What, specifically, is it that you think Oversee should do here, which it has not done and is not doing?
John Berryhill says
“He can be held criminally, but I don’t know if they can sue him.”
Of course they can. Employers and employees sue one another all of the time. It’s a pretty safe bet that Nelson Brady was acting outside of the terms of his employment contract.
So, the takeaway here is that if you’ve been embezzling from the cash register at work, you had better be prepared to pay that back.
Mikey says
@ John
My questions to the statement are:
How long did it take before they saw the abuse? Many customer complaints, yet no investigation. This was not a weekend affair but years of manipulation.
Grant you – he must of covered his tracks well and yes – rebates are in full swing.
My appologies. I was unfair to SnapNames and Oversee.
My recommendation would be let the law do its thing. Then when convicted, sue if need be.
Personally, everytime they bring this event up, such as announcing this suit, they expose the sore again. Let it heal. let the law do their thing and move forward.
They will win more money back by focusing on customer service and building relationships instead of trying to recoup the lost money due to Nelson.
“A bad wound may be cured, bad repute kills”
Spanish Proverb quotes
Again my appolgies to Snap Names and oversee.
Andrew Allemann says
@ Mikey – people have been blasting oversee for not suing Brady, saying there must be more to the case than what meets the eye. By filing the suit, they are showing they are clean. A lot will come out because of this, but they must be confident Brady was the only one at fault.
As for the many customer complaints, I think Oversee has explained this already. Every time someone complained, they asked Nelson Brady to investigate.
Domain Investments says
“The timing with this http://bit.ly/a4ufLQ is odd though.”
domaingang,
Stop spamming, especially when you use a url shortener so people don’t know where the link will send them. Do you need the traffic that badly?
Andrew should take down your link so people don’t click through.
John Berryhill says
“Many customer complaints, yet no investigation.”
Put your thinking cap on for a moment. You run a tech company. You are getting complaints and want to investigate them. Who do you have investigate it? The marketing people or the VP of engineering?
You see how that works.
Oversee announced it because of the contingent that still subscribes to some kind of conspiracy theory that Oversee wouldn’t sue Nelson because they were in on it.
Acro says
Domain Investments: Hardly “spam” when I sign my post with my name, unlike you. If my post hit a nerve, maybe you need thicker skin.
Mikey says
Actually I did just see that he is now trying to sell shares in a new company.
Now it makes sense as he (Nelson) just announced this a few days ago. I too would have filed a suit immeidately thereafter.
Again my appologies.
This post has been very educational – thank you.
Andrew Allemann says
i give up.
Acro says
Andrew – I’ll fish it out for you 🙂
Mikey – DomainGang is a parody site. Keep in mind that “Hank Alvarez” is not a real person’s name, it’s a bidding identity Nelson Brady – the person being sued by Oversee – used while he was a VP at Snapnames.
Some people don’t like the mixing of real events with twists of reality for the purpose of entertainment. That’s why DomainGang – or TheOnion – are not suitable for everyone.
Mikey says
LOL
Can you spell N_E_W_B_I_E ?
Further education…I feel like an idiot.
“When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.”
Cynthia Heimel quote
stewart says
Facinating, first Oversee ducks a class action law suit because the class action threshold had to have been 15 million and this the suit was tossed by the court?
Here the magic number is 33-m…talk about creative math?
Andrew Allemann says
@ stewart – the $33m include punitive damages. I believe the $5m number had to be actual losses incurred by the class.
Domainer says
I just got my check. 🙂
John Berryhill says
@stewart
Apples and oranges, Stewart. If I steal the company car, drive it down the street and hit your $50 mailbox, then your claim against the company is $50.
The company’s claim against me is your $50 mailbox AND the damage to the car.
Logan says
@Steve – in America, anyone can be sued for anything at anytime. It’s the American way.
Domain Investments says
“That’s why DomainGang – or TheOnion – are not suitable for everyone.”
Comparing DomainGang to The Onion? You really are a funny guy. 🙂
steve says
Logan – apparently so, from the replies.
I think I understand now. That is why they need to look at the contract Nelson signed.
Nelson better be putting his money in a trust fund or some place they can’t touch it.
He had to know he would get caught. Especially when he was voted #1 sniper by everyone.
Louise says
Most companies have a policy of furloughing sick employees, so they can get needed R&R. Brady engaged in sick behavior, IMO . . . was it necessary to sue?
Josh says
I suspect the way they came to the amount of $33M will be explained clearer, later on.
Should be interesting to see, may be a lot of show rather than go as real loss was $XM?
Andrew Allemann says
See my latest post to understand how they came up with $33M
stewart says
Oh? I get it? Only Oversee is entitled to the presumption of damages, not The Class? is that it then? Bottom line? 33 Mil.
Little people are not entitled to damages? Leona Helmsley would be delighted to have heard that.
Steve M says
“Then when convicted, sue if need be.”
Mickey–they can’t wait for that, as there’s a (often “just” 1-2 yrs) relatively short (compared to criminal) statute of limitations on civil actions.
Mikey says
I will stick to reading the posts. A newbie, naive and certainly not as versed as you guys. Keeep it going – I am learning alot from this.
Mike
Statton says
JB said,
“They paid out for every customer whose bid was bumped up”
I think you meant “offered to payout every customer”
A lot of people have not accepted payment yet.
cvbcvbcvb says
isAnalplex is not funny at all, he like a sad clown. Few times I landed at domaingangbang by mistake and always was like “WTF ? Is neither smart nor funny”.
JBW says
I used snapnames for years.
The question: Did Halvarez ever win an auction? I have asked this, and they didn’t give me a straight answer. Many times, somebody else bid higher, and I stopped.
If Halvarez actually won an auction, then whatever Nelson sold it for, revenue he made, or more, is the damage done to the bidder below him.
So, did he ever win an auction?
If he did, then the damages are huge in lost value, revenue, and opportunity.
Anybody know if he ever won?
JBW says
By the way, I want my domain name if he outbid me and won, if I was the next highest bidder. If so, I am damaged, plus my lost time and anguish. Depending on the domain name, and what it was to be used for, this is huge, if he won.
Did he ever win?
Brad says
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diasneychannel $141.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
discoberykids $249.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
disenychannell $105.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
disner $145.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
disnesychannel $141.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
donneyburke $141.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
doraexplore $94.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
duponttheater $105.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
expressfassion $71.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
fahionbug $63.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
fridgeaire $149.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
garfeildgames $94.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
goodyearaccountonline $825.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
hammertoyota $191.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
herseychocolate $80.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
holistercompany $105.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
hollistersurf $105.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
homedopotopinion $199.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
jessicamclintoc $63.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
johndeercredit $145.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
juicycotoure $105.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
kodakshare $460.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
lavesoft $379.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
maccometics $145.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
margaretaville $154.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
mariumwebster $94.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
maytage $188.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
mercedezbenzusa $287.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
mtvjobs $116.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
myaccountatverizonwireless $116.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
niktoon $94.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
paperdallheaven $299.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
pepeclothing $63.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
pepsicareers $283.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
playhous $63.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
pollypocit $216.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
posttobia $94.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
potterybarnskids $136.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
rimosonlatino $116.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
robinsbro $63.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
robinsosmay $61.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
runscape2 $94.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
salimya $191.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
salmaya $71.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
samsclum $186.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
samsungmoblie $580.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
sasemestreet $63.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
schnidertrucking $116.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
sesamestret $141.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
stevenmaden $63.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
targret $63.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
thewetherchanel $82.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
timerwarner $191.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
uggaustrailia $580.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
wb11news $343.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
weatherchannerl $116.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
webstermerriam $94.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
wellsfagobank $116.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
xcelengery $71.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
zalesaccountonline $802.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
123grettingcard $171.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
accountjuno $61.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
airjorden $460.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
anthropogie $232.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
arcoareana $61.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
badboyrecord $61.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
bostongloble $61.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
cabagepatch $61.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
chicagosumtimes $61.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
comcastemployment $61.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
cookiesbydesing $61.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
dargonballgt $61.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
disenychannnel $61.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
encartia $61.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
mercuryinsurancegroup $913.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
mylittlepone $61.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
nflshopzone $85.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
photobuckket $161.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
schoolastick $106.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
sgcglobal $61.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
sonnyericson $363.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
sonyericsion $945.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
sumsclub $61.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
teammoble $460.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
unitedmileage $387.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
westcoastcostoms $363.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
wikesfurniture $313.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
wroldofwarcraft $106.00 halvarez 11/29/2005
pleyvoy $161.00 halvarez 11/28/2005
minicilip $2,259.00 halvarez 11/27/2005
myloannewcentury $2,655.00 halvarez 11/27/2005
starwarsmusic $93.00 halvarez 11/27/2005
kohols $1,161.00 halvarez 11/25/2005
dinsychanel $100.00 halvarez 11/22/2005
cartoonnitwork $212.00 halvarez 11/22/2005
doithoai $525.00 halvarez 11/22/2005
disenychannal $725.00 halvarez 11/20/2005
wisconsinbadgersfootball $292.00 halvarez 11/20/2005
cinglaur $775.00 halvarez 11/19/2005
williamssonma $232.00 halvarez 11/19/2005
xitinquay $266.00 halvarez 11/19/2005
searswarehouse $410.00 halvarez 11/17/2005
minidip $1,950.00 halvarez 11/16/2005
hightailhall $360.00 halvarez 11/14/2005
somlon $1,560.00 halvarez 11/14/2005
flashfun $71.00 halvarez 8/27/2005
Mikey (idealides) says
Wow…
did he buy them or just relist?
Tim says
Here are a few more he won.
merynssurvey.com
chryslerfinanacial.com
guessshoes.com
helomoto.com
swifferjet.com
hondafinace.com
citirx.com
adeccotime.com
hibettsports.com
airtranjob.com
americanapperal.com
barbiecollecter.com
bellsoutlet.com
buschgardenstampa.com
carnicalcruise.com
chaparralmotorsport.com
cingualrwireless.com
cingulawireless.com
cirectcity.com
citibankrewards.com
citicustomeredge.com
clevlandcavaliers.com
dysneyworld.com
verginmobil.com
verginmobile.com
verginmoble.com
sylvannia.com
victoirasecret.com
jcpeeny.com
cartoonnekwork.com
cartoonnewok.com
commerbank.com
donkindonuts.com
hotweeis.com
craigslift.com
craigslis.com
craigtslist.com
booostmobile.com
bonsakitten.com
fedexlshiring.com
wheeloffourtion.com
geogiapower.com
pzifer.com
goldwellbanker.com
gragslist.com
greatjobmarriott.com
champsshoestore.com
jessicamclintok.com
jetlbue.com
joindoubleday.com
juicycoutoure.com
kolkraft.com
lacrosstechnology.com
lassallebank.com
lemonysniket.com
lovasoft.com
maccosmectics.com
maccosmestics.com
maniclip.com
mnbaworldpoints.com
mylittelpony.com
newblance.com
nexteltones.com
vonducth.com
galaxiecinemas.com
phaltzcraft.com
habboohotel.com
chadmichaelmurry.com
questdexonline.com
quizinos.com
realarcarde.com
robinsonmayco.com
royalcarribiean.com
salimae.com
samculb.com
samsclob.com
savonfurniture.com
servicesymantic.com
ashelymadison.com
holisterclothing.com
kmartjobs.com
sonycards.com
symantecrebate.com
nikefooball.com
tgmaxx.com
uhaual.com
vesace.com
wellsfargofinanical.com
worldofworldcraft.com
ensonbabalarduyar.com
queensofsitting.com
profitfrommails.com
bogglesworld.com
stunningcurves.com
hannahmontanna.com
verizonbillpay.com
disneplatino.com
terezafox.com
ebaumfworld.com
smsyes.com
sortlifeout.com
hollesterco.com
promtobeaches.com
mcwrestling.com
slimmerbodymall.com
thoaimai.com
jasonnatural.com
nanotorrent.com
kiddiekandis.com
arabdesktop.com
rxservdiscount.com
urlszene.com
extremhole.com
mbc2.net
fox45news.com
hollywoodvidio.com
circuitciry.com
admissionalert.com
microcoft.com
disneychanels.com
goldenpix.com
contraicongai.com
oparhwinfrey.com
kazaax.com
carnalfeast.com
lamitta.com
2adultflash.com
musiccodez.com
drunkslutwives.com
orangecountrychopper.com
yengen.com
matressfirm.com
googosh.com
cingularwirelss.com
somlon.com
jennycreig.com
searswarehouse.com
hyaundai.com
spypot.com
weatherchaneel.com
wordofwarcraft.com
airsoftalanta.com
baraie.com
funnyjonk.com
killsonetime.com
westcostprod.com
worlmarktheclub.com
americanfactorydirect.com
scincedirect.com
sonlatino.com
ediblearangements.com
joesnewbalance.com
pyschologytoday.com
cartoonetwort.com
cartoonnetwoor.com
lesschwabb.com
abracombie.com
bloomongdales.com
krogerjobs.com
babysus.com
atlantatrashers.com
ebaumgames.com
jcpenneyoutletstore.com
jessicamcclinton.com
jkrolling.com
koehls.com
lyksys.com
myhomedepotacount.com
potteryban.com
prinetonreview.com
wheeloffoutune.com
manpowerdirecttime.com
timwarnercable.com
applebottomclothing.com
burlintoncoat.com
cartoonnewoork.com
creiglist.com
esbarbie.com
exelmath.com
graiglists.com
harpostudio.com
juicycourture.com
macyjob.com
memphisgrizzles.com
merriemwebster.com
mircosoftoffice.com
oldorchardbank.com
pittsburghpostgazett.com
sherwinnwilliams.com
shopmarshalls.com
sonyerecson.com
sonyerricsion.com
sonyerrison.com
thewaethernetwork.com
timewarnernyc.com
transformrs.com
whyndham.com
xmsatteliteradio.com
clearisil.com
genralmills.com
hotweeles.com
kabcnews.com
victoriaserects.com
merricbank.com
coffebreackarcade.com
annslinens.com
norhtface.com
verizonwebmail.com
bakerhuges.com
direcmerchantsbank.com
armanyexchange.com
comccast.com
frididaire.com
princentonreview.com
shcoolastic.com
dslstartverizon.com
naughtyamerika.com
realmadred.com
realmadrit.com
johndeerhealth.com
windosmediaplayer.com
microsoftexel.com
mircosoftword.com
mtvgames.com
firstniagrabank.com
hyundaimotorfinance.com
nikeskateboard.com
fcatexpolrer.com
increditmail.com
gaylordopry.com
ciitcards.com
lessschwab.com
lesschawb.com
williamsinoma.com
victoriassicret.com
bcbgmaxaria.com
causalmale.com
mazdaauto.com
williamsonma.com
startverizon.com
samsclubcreditcard.com
babyeistein.com
scholasic.com
sportsathorty.com
amicangirl.com
nygaints.com
emiratesgroupcareer.com
fcatexpiorer.com
levitzs.com
berdorfgoodman.com
destbuy.com
tdcanadatruct.com
uggaustraila.com
usair3000.com
samscreditcard.com
meriumwebster.com
disney365.com
mocsi.com
walgreensatisfaction.com
citicardds.com
lasllebank.com
doratheexployer.com
linkysys.com
fortishealth.com
syspage.com
sevgiseli.com
elearnlitespeed.com
havanacubaconnection.com
smackdowm.com
ashleyfurnature.com
hersherys.com
bancoficohsa.com
detroitpistions.com
douneyandbourke.com
douneybourke.com
ficherprice.com
foodnetwort.com
mypriemiercreditcard.com
temberland.com
urbandoutfitters.com
pcmanwebsite.com
flushingsavingsbank.com
sevenplaces.com
k12princetonreview.com
wafflecoins.com
jupiterchevrolet.com
Mikey (idealides) says
ittech.com is appraised at 1.4 Million !!!!
John Berryhill says
“I think you meant “offered to payout every customer””
Good point.
“If Halvarez actually won an auction, then whatever Nelson sold it for, revenue he made, or more, is the damage done to the bidder below him.”
I doubt you will get a judge to agree with that theory of speculative damages. If you did not win the name, you did not lose anything, and are not entitled to compensation to make you whole.
I was driving to a job interview and someone hit my car at an intersection. Consequently, I was late to the job interview and someone else got the job. Now, if I had gotten the job, I would have worked there for several years, been promoted, and eventually become president of the company. So, does the person who hit my car owe me years of “lost” salary and an executive compensation and retirement package?
No, they owe me for the fender of my car. You don’t recover for a chain of “coulda, woulda, shoulda” type situations.
Aside from which, I’d love to see someone claiming “damages” from failure to purchase names like “victoriassicret.com”. This is like arguing that some other criminal robbed the bank you were planning to rob before you got there.
Mikey (idealides) says
John
Alot of these domains now are registered under one owner or at least a good portion, at least from the 10 I randomly picked to see the whois.
makes me wonder…
Okie Dokie Smokie says
Berryhill “Aside from which, I’d love to see someone claiming “damages” from failure to purchase names like “victoriassicret.com”. This is like arguing that some other criminal robbed the bank you were planning to rob before you got there.”
Including snapnames and moniker lol. The analogy applies. Brady made off with the profits moniker and snapnames would have made from the sale of these obviously infringing domain names themselves thereby effectively it was Brady who was robbing the bank before Moniker had a chance to rob it themselves. Dont just blame the bidders John. To use one of your analogies its not just drug users that go down when the crack house is busted, the dealers go down too. Fortunately for them they can employ good lawyers to tilt the arguments in their favor.
I can see it now….
Your Honor we submit that Mr Brady deprived us of significant revenues by interfering with our ability to market and sell typo domains corresponding to almost every famous trademark in the free world. And while we admit your honor that we did derive enormous incomes from the fact that mr brady parked these domain names with our sister company domainsponsor where we displayed pay per click ads designed to confuse the masses into thinking we were somehow associated with these mark holders and subsequently shared that revenue with Brady, we’re still out a huge amount of cash because Mr Brady lied and covered up the fact that he was buying these infringing names at far less than their fair black market value.”
DomainSponsor is a company with out ethics. Big suprise they had an employee that was without ethics. Slime, meet slime, a marraige made in heaven.
Thomas R. says
Wow, those are some truly bad names. Seriously, one would think the quality of domains he ‘won’ would be higher. Anything going on with this case?