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Contracts
Unfair Competition
California Auction Law

Stewart Resmer, an individual, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Oversee.net Inc., a California corporation; SnapNames.com Inc., an Oregon corporation

Published: Dec. 18, 2010 | Result Date: Sep. 20, 2010 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: BC434426 Settlement –  Equitable Agreement, pending court approval Jan. 27, 2011

Court

L.A. Superior Central


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Michael J. Aschenbrener
(KamberLaw LLP)

Benjamin H. Richman
(Edelson PC)

Sean P. Reis
(Reis Law Firm APC)


Defendant

Eileen M. Ahern
(Willenken LLP)

William A. Delgado
(DTO Law)


Facts

A class action was filed against Oversee.net Inc. and SnapNames.com Inc. involving an auction bidding wherein a SnapNames.com employee allegedly bid in approximately 50,000 domain name auctions between 2005 and 2009, without disclosing his status as a SnapNames.com employee. The complaint alleged that the former SnapNames.com employee, using the bidding name "halvarez," was not supposed to bid on any auctions, and SnapNames and Oversee were complicit in the bidding practice of "halvarez."

Contentions

DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS:
Defendants denied any wrongdoing.

Result

Settling Class Members are given the opportunity to receive a rebate in the amount that claimant overpaid because of "halvarez's" bidding in auctions that claimant won, including interest at the rate of 5.22 percent, compounded annually through Oct. 31, 2009. A Fairness Hearing is scheduled for Jan. 27, 2011.


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