DomainInformer.com
April 28, 2006
Long Island, N.Y. - Robert Novak d/b/a
PetsWarehouse.com filed a New York against Tucows Inc. (AMEX:TCX,
TSX:TC) and Opensrs, alleging that Tucows gave away his domain name
without his permission in May of 2003. “This is no different than
parking your car with the Valet, giving your key to the valet attendant
and coming out after a wonderful dinner, only to find your car was
stolen as the valet gave your keys to a crook without checking to see
if the ticket was valid,” said Bob Novak.
Mr. Novak goes on to add: "I am taking this action now, after the
Alabama Supreme court found that Alabama failed to gain jurisdiction
over Robert Novak in the prior case and dismissed that action which
Tucows relied upon immediately acting upon orders which were invalid in
Canada until recognized in a Canadian court of competent jurisdiction.
It is alleged Brenda Lazare Secretary and general counsel
misadministered the valuable PetsWarehouse.com domain name taking it
upon herself to abide by several invalid Alabama trial court orders.
Tucows was notified on several occasions that its actions would cause
our company a great deal of damage and lost revenue. The remedy sought
is quite straightforward – we are asking for over $40 million in
damages caused by their actions in giving our domain away." This case
parallels Gary Kremen v. Network Solutions wherein Network Solutions
was found liable for domain transfer.
The case number for this legal filing with the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York is #06-CV-1909
About Pets Warehouse®
Founded in New York in 1974, Pets Warehouse and www.PetsWarehouse.com
are worldwide leaders in pet supplies, aquarium services, and exotic
animals selling to consumers and retail pet stores. The company offers
a wide range of over 40,000 pet products, saltwater & freshwater
fish, small animals and reptiles.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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