Judgment is for $1.37 million and 5.19 bitcoin. A U.S. Federal District Court in Western Washington has ordered (pdf) former Epik CEO Rob Monster to pay $1.37 million and return 5.19 bitcoin to a domain investor. Luigi Marruso sued Monster, ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Another order of default issued against former Epik CEO Rob Monster
· Policy & LawOrder stems from a failed domain brokerage transaction. A King County Superior Court judge has issued an order of default against former Epik CEO Rob Monster. The order stems from a failed escrow transaction at the domain name registrar that ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Man files breach notice, says Rob Monster hasn’t satisfied judgment
· Policy & LawMan says Rob Monster has yet to pay to settle up after a failed escrow transaction. An Epik customer has filed a notice of breach of contract/settlement agreement (pdf) in King County court in Seattle against former Epik CEO Rob Monster. In a ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Last month’s top domain stories and podcasts
· UncategorizedHere's what made news in December. 1. Stuart Lawley, who fought for .xxx, has died - Lawley, former CEO of ICM Registry, died at 61. 2. Companies refile expired domain clawback lawsuit against GoDaddy - Two buyers of expired domains have refiled ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Rob Monster asset auction took place this week
· Policy & LawSales will partially satisfy a judgment in a stolen domain name lawsuit. After about a one-month delay, the King County Sheriff auctioned off some of Rob Monster's assets this week to partially satisfy a court judgment. The sale stems from a ... Continue Reading8 Comments
November’s top domain name stories
· UncategorizedAn expired domain lawsuit, OpenAI's domain purchase and a sale of Rob Monster's assets were big news stories last month. 1. Judge dismisses GoDaddy expired domain clawback lawsuit - The judge kicked the case on jurisdictional grounds, but the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Rob Monster tries to halt asset sale as debts pile up
· UncategorizedMonster tells court his silver is pledged as collateral. [Update: Monster successfully got a one week stay to the sale.] Epik founder Rob Monster is trying to halt the sale of some of his assets that's due to take place today, and new court ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Sheriff to sell Rob Monster’s silver and cars to satisfy judgment
· Policy & LawAssets being sold to cover part of $486k judgment. The King County Sheriff in the Seattle area is preparing to sell some of former Epik CEO Rob Monster's assets to satisfy a judgment. Robert M. Lee sued Monster over the domain name rle.com, ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Domain investor sues Rob Monster and old Epik over $1 million+ missing funds
· Domain RegistrarsInvestor still hasn't been paid back. A domain name investor has sued Rob Monster, the old Epik entity, and Masterbucks LLC, alleging the parties owe him over $1 million. Luigi Marruso filed the lawsuit (pdf) in U.S. District Court in the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Epik responds to customer lawsuit over $327,000 debt
· Domain RegistrarsCompany admits it owes the plaintiff money but denies other claims. Epik has responded to a lawsuit that alleges the company owes a customer $327,000 over a failed domain transaction. In its response, the company basically agrees (pdf) that it ... Continue Reading7 Comments
