Zuccarini responds to contempt charges, alleges contempt himself. The ongoing battle of John Zuccarini and the assignee in Office Depot's cybersquatting case is getting even more interesting. To bring you up to speed: -Zuccarini was found to have ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Internet Brands Inc. Sued Over Acquisition Earnout
· Policy & LawPlaintiffs allege company withheld payments from 2008 acquisition. Internet Brands, Inc., which owns Autos.com and Loan.com, has been sued (pdf) by two people who sold the web site ModelMayhem.com to it in 2008. Although Internet Brands has not yet ... Continue Reading11 Comments
‘Halvarez’ Caused $2M Loss to SnapNames Customers
· Expired DomainsSize of bidding scandal becomes clear. A document filed today (pdf) in a lawsuit against Oversee.net and SnapNames shows that the total loss to U.S. customers from the bidding scandal was about $1 million, including interest. The total damages for all ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Simple Math at Play in SnapNames Lawsuit
· Expired DomainsHow much did customers overpay thanks to Halvarez? Last week I reported about how the judge in the California lawsuit against SnapNames questioned how much money was at issue. In order to qualify for class action status, at least $5 million must be at ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Oversee.net Asks Court to Dismiss SnapNames Lawsuit
· Expired DomainsDefendants file motion to dismiss lawsuit over bidding scandal. Oversee.net and SnapNames have filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it in wake of the SnapNames insider bidding scandal. The lawsuit seeking class action status was filed ... Continue Reading18 Comments
Goodwill Drops Lawsuit Over Goodwill.com Domain Name
· Policy & LawLawsuit dismissed, domain name no longer resolves. Goodwill has voluntarily dismissed its case against Cyber2Media over the domain name Goodwill.com. Goodwill Industries International, Inc., filed the case against Cyber2Media following the auction ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Thought Convergence and Jay Westerdal Settlement May Be in the Works
· Policy & LawTCI and Westerdal getting closer to resolution. A settlement between Thought Convergence and Jay Westerdal over the former's acquisition of DomainTools' parent Name Intelligence is closer to reality, court records show. As a result, both parties have ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Transamerica Dismisses Moniker from Lawsuit, Win for Domain Registrars
· Domain RegistrarsOversee.net and related companies dropped from Transamerica lawsuit. Transamerica has dismissed Moniker, Oversee.net, Domain Systems, and Moniker Privacy Services LLC from its lawsuit over alleged trademark infringement. The parties filed a Joint ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Second Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Oversee.net and SnapNames
· Expired DomainsLawsuit claims violation of California law and fraud. Another lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed against Oversee.net over the SnapNames insider bidding scandal. Law firm KamberEdelson LLC filed the case on behalf of its lead ... Continue Reading16 Comments
First Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against SnapNames
· Policy & LawLawsuit filed over bidding scandal. The first class auction against SnapNames over the bidding scandal has been filed. The lawsuit was brought by the Cueto Law Group law firm, and filed in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court in Florida. The lead ... Continue Reading11 Comments
