Yahoo! Inc. v. XYZ Companies et al Featured Case

Plaintiff Yahoo! alleges that defendants disseminated mass electronic mail messages claiming that the recipient had won a lottery, prize or other award from Yahoo! Defendants then allegedly lured recipients into sending personal information to them, which was used to access bank accounts and credit cards, apply for credit cards or loans, and create fraudulent identification documents. Defendants also duped the recipients into sending them money for processing and mailing charges.

Plaintiff: Yahoo! Inc.
Defendant: XYZ Companies, John Doe and Jane Doe
Case Number: 1:2008cv04581
Filed: May 16, 2008
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Office: Foley Square Office
County: XX Out of State
Presiding Judge: Laura Taylor Swain
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. ยง 1114 Trademark Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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December 5, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 128 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff's motion for judgment by default is granted, The Clerk of Court is respectfully requested to enter judgment in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendants Nakchan, Chinedu Mbonu, Chibuzor Mhonu, Ausdith Investments Ltd., and Alamin Industrial Corp., jointly and severally, in the total sum of $610,039,500 (comprising a statutory damages award of $27,000,000 under 1117(c), and a statutory damages award of $583,039,500 und er the CAN-SPAM Act). Plaintiff must file and serve its attorneys' fees award request, supported by detailed contemporaneous time records and relevant biographical and billing rate information, with a courtesy copy provided for Chambers, no late r than December 21, 2011. Any opposition to the fee request must be filed, with a courtesy copy for Chambers, by January 23, 2012. Any reply must be filed and served by February 6, 2012. Granting 110 Motion for Default Judgment. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 12/5/2011) (rjm)
February 22, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 102 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: Defendants' motion to extend the time to file their Answer nunc pro tunc is granted and the Answer filed by the Chen Defendants will not be stricken. This Order resolves the motions docketed as Docket Entries # 81 and # 92. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Theodore H. Katz on 2/22/2011) (jpo)
February 1, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 98 ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS for 88 Motion to Dismiss filed by Yahoo! Inc. The Court has reviewed thoroughly Judge Katz's Report and finds no clear error in his recommendation, Accordingly, the Court accepts the Report, Leave to amend having been previously granted, the counterclaim is hereby dismissed with prejudice, This order resolves docket entry no. 88. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 2/1/11) (db)
November 10, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER...pursuant to FRCP 4(f), Yahoo shall first attempt to serve the Summons and Third Amended Complaint on the Mbonus personally pursuant to FRCP 4(f)(2)(C)(i), and if such service is not successful, Yahoo may serve the Summons and Third Amended Complaint on the Mbonus pursuant to FRCP 4(f)(3) by delivering a copy of the Summons and Third Amended Complaint to Ausdith's registered corporate address. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Theodore H. Katz on 11/10/09) (cd)
May 16, 2008 Filing 1
COMPLAINT against XYZ Companies, John Doe, Jane Doe. (Filing Fee $ 350.00, Receipt Number 651739)Document filed by Yahoo! Inc..(mbe) (mbe).
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Plaintiff: Yahoo! Inc.
Represented By: Robert S. Weisbein
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