Spam Lawsuits or Legal Actions
- Archives of Anti-Spam Cases
- Major Anti-Spam Actions
- US Government Cases
- Individual Anti-Spam Cases in the US
- Anti-Spam Cases Elsewhere
- Joe-Job Cases
- Cases Against Antispammers
Archives of Anti-Spam Cases
Spamming and Spoofing Litigation - www.netlitigation.com/netlitigation/spam.htm
AOL's Other Junk E-mail Archive - legal.web.aol.com/decisions/dljunk/otherarchive.html
SpamLaws selected cases - www.spamlaws.com/cases/index.shtml
Major Anti-Spam Actions
- Big ISP Anti-Spam Litigation
- AOL Spam Litigation
- Microsoft Spam Litigation
- Yahoo! Spam Litigation
- Earthlink Spam Litigation
Big ISP Anti-Spam Litigation
Industry Anti-Spam Alliance Action - docs.yahoo.com/docs/pr/release1145.html
First Major Industry Lawsuits Under New Federal Anti-Spam Law - www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2004/mar04/03-10canspampr.mspx
FindLaw spam documents - news.findlaw.com/legalnews/documents/archive_s.html#spam
Summer Spam Suits Show Some Success - www.spamhaus.org/news.lasso?article=165
“Spam King” sued by MySpace - arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070122-8671.html
Major Anti-Spam Lawsuit to Be Filed in Virginia - www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/25/AR2007042503098_pf.html
AOL Spam Litigation
AOL Spam Decisions and Litigation - legal.web.aol.com/decisions/dljunk/
AOL Junk E-mail Archive - legal.web.aol.com/decisions/dljunk/aolarchive.html
AOL v “Sunshine State Spammers” - news.com.com/AOL+puts+heat+on+alleged+Sunshine+State+spammers/2100-1024_3-5160967.html
How AOL Seized a Spammer's Gold - daol.aol.com/articles/sweepstakes
AOL Wins $5M Judgment Against Spammer Chris “Rizler” Smith - www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2006-01-26-aol-spam-case_x.htm?csp=34
AOL v Christoper Smith - www.hypertouch.com/legal/othersuits/AOL/AOL-v-Christopher-Smith/
Microsoft Spam Litigation
Microsoft v Global Media - files.findlaw.com/news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/cyberlaw/msglbmed61603cmp.pdf
Microsoft v Newport Internet Marketing & Robert Soloway - www.mortgagespam.com/soloway/
Pfizer and Microsoft Target Sellers of Illegal Viagra and International Spam Rings - www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/feb05/02-10mspfizerpr.mspx
Microsoft sues Israel's #1 spam suspect - www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2005/02/sa_israelspam.html
Microsoft v Hertz - www.hypertouch.com/legal/othersuits/microsoft/ms-v-Hertz/
Microsoft sues British spammer for Hotmail breach - www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/13/ms_sues_british_spammer/
Microsoft and New York AG vs OptInRealBig Action
Scott Richter, and his company OptInRealBig, self-styled as “one of the most legitimate Internet marketing institutions in the United States”, were accused by New York's Attorney General Eliot Spitzer of sending junk emails to consumers, while hiding behind fake identities, forged email addresses and a worldwide network of more than 500 compromised computers.
Microsoft and Former “Spam King” Scott Richter Announce Settlement - www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/aug05/08-09MSRichterSettlementPR.mspx
Press Conference Webcast, Office of the AG of NY - www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=19374
Spitzer and Microsoft Fight Senders of Billions of Junk Emails - www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2003/dec/dec18b_03.html
Mirror of the “Reply from the Accused” - home.comcast.net/~mcwebber/richter.html
Yahoo! Spam Litigation
Yahoo! Spam Lawsuits - search.yahoo.com/search?p=site%3Adocs.yahoo.com+inurl%3Apr+spam+lawsuit
Earthlink Spam Litigation
Timeshare spammer Peter Moshou jailed - www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/18/timeshare_spammer_jailed/
EarthLink wins $11m spam judgement - www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2164212/earthlink-victorious-against-spammer
US Government Anti-Spam Actions
- US Department of Justice Spam Actions
- US State Anti-Spam Actions
- US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Spam Actions
- US Federal Trade Comission (FTC) Spam Actions
- US Secret Service (USSS) Spam Actions
US Department of Justice
Takedown of major internation spam operation - www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2005/August/05_crm_431.htm
North Carolina Man Charged with Illegally Accessing American College of Physicians Database - www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercrime/baileyCharge.htm
Chris Rizler Convicted of Federal Charges Stemming from Operation of Illegal Online Pharmacy - thespamdiaries.blogspot.com/2006/11/christopher-william-smith-convicted-in.html
Two Sentenced for Porn Spam Business - www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2007/October/07_crm_813.html
Alan Ralsky, Ten Others, Indicted in International Illegal Spamming and Stock Fraud Scheme - www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2008/January/08_crm_003.html
US State Anti-Spam Actions
CA Attorney General Wins State Lawsuit - ag.ca.gov/newsalerts/release.php?id=1152&year=2003&month=10
Judge Freezes Assets Of BeaverHome - www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2002/jul/jul03c_02.html
Disgruntled Phillies fan Charged - www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/carlsonArrest.htm
New York v Lipsitz – Internet Spam Scam Judgment - www.oag.state.ny.us/internet/litigation/lebedeff.html
Cyebye.com to End Deceptive Email Practices - www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2003/aug/aug26a_03.html
Buffalo Spammer Guilty of ID Theft and Forgery - www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2004/apr/apr1b_04.html
AG Files First Texas Lawsuit For Violations Of E-mail Spam Laws - www.oag.state.tx.us/oagNews/release.php?id=747
Washington State v Avtech, MDI - legal.hypertouch.com/Avtech-MDI-WashingtonState-case/
First Case Under Florida Anti-Spam Law - www.myfloridalegal.com/newsrel.nsf/newsreleases/F978639D46005F6585256FD90050AAC9
AG Reilly Files Lawsuit - www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/may/1143936.htm
American owns up to hijacking PCs - news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4642566.stm
Shoddy Email Practices Cost US$1.1M - www.idm.net.au/story.asp?id=7036
Austin spammer faces over $10M in penalties - www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/060806dntexspam.6235f857.html
Nation's First Ever Felony SPAM Conviction Stands - www.oag.state.va.us/PRESS_RELEASES/NewsArchive/090506_SPAM_Act_Upheld.html
Adam Vitale pleads guilty to massive AOL spam scheme - www.usdoj.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/June07/vitalepleapr.pdf
Todd Moeller sentenced to over two years for massive AOL spam scheme - www.usdoj.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/November07/moellersentencingpr.pdf
US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Spam Actions
Mark E. Rice (Primex Capital) - www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr17377.htm
Rodona Garst - www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/33-8113.htm
Rodona Garst (Premier Marketing) - www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/33-8161.htm
K. C. Smith - www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr18397.htm
2DoTrade et al. - www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr18381.htm
Jeffery Steven Stone and WebSky - www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2006/lr19805.htm
US Federal Trade Comission (FTC) Spam Actions
Sweep Targets Deceptive Spam - www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/04/spam.shtm
Deceptive Spammers Settle FTC Charges - www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/10/spammers.shtm
Sweep Targets Deceptive Spam and Internet Scams - www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/11/netforce.shtm
FTC Charges South Carolina Resident - www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/12/richmond.shtm
Identity Thief Goes 'Phishing' - www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/07/phishing.shtm
FTC Settles with Marketers of Bogus International Driver's Licenses - www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/08/libertymall.shtm
Married But Lonely/Brian D. Westby/Martijn P. Bevelander - www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/09/fyi0357.shtm
Web-Based Scammers to Pay Redress for Deceptively Guaranteeing Consumers Credit Cards - www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/10/clickformail.shtm
Sweep Targets Internet Scams and Deceptive Spam - www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/11/dojsweep.shtm
Internet Mortgage Scam Halted - www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/12/30mm2.shtm
"Playstation 2 Spammers" Settle with FTC - www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/02/playstation2.shtm
FTC, Justice Department Halt Identity Theft Scam - www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/03/phishinghilljoint.shtm
FTC Announces First Can-Spam Act Cases - www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/04/040429canspam.shtm
FTC Settles with Deceptive Spammers - www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/05/westbysettlement.shtm
FTC Sues Florida Man for Illegal Spam - www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/07/creaghan.shtm
"Business Opportunity" Turns Out To Be Illegal Scam - www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/10/bryant.shtm
Court Stops Spammers Circulating Unwanted E-mails - www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/01/globalnetsolutions.shtm
Adult Web Site Settles FTC Charges - www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/02/sobonito.shtm
Spammer's Invitation to Date Lonely Housewives Halted by Court - ftc.gov/opa/2005/05/housewives.shtm
Florida Man Settles FTC Charges of Sending Illegal Spam - www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/06/creaghanharry.shtm
FTC Halts Operation's Bogus "Anti-Spyware" Claims - www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/06/trustsoft.shtm
FTC Cracks down on Illegal "X-rated" Spam - www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/07/alrsweep.shtm
Cross-border Law Enforcement Team Targets Spammers - www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/12/buttonpushers.shtm
FTC Slams Spammer in Pocketbook - www.ftc.gov/opa/2006/03/freeflixtix.shtm
FTC, California Attorney General Halt Illegal Spam Operation - www.ftc.gov/opa/2006/04/optin.shtm
Yesmail Settles With FTC for Sending Unwanted E-Mails - www.ftc.gov/opa/2006/11/yesmail.shtm
US Secret Service (USSS) Spam Actions
Stock spammers stung by Secret Service - spamkings.oreilly.com/archives/2006/03/stock_spammers_stung_by_secret.html
Individual Anti-Spam Cases in the US
Ferguson v. Friendfinder - www.timothywalton.com/ferguson.html
AboutSpam Lawsuits - www.aboutspam.com/suits.php
Smallclaim.info Cases - smallclaim.info/cases.php
Peacefire anti-spam lawsuits - peacefire.org/anti-spam/
Hypertouch settles action against Link It Software - legal.hypertouch.com/linkit.html
Hypertouch v Kennedy Western - legal.hypertouch.com/kennedy-western/
Hypertouch v BobVila - legal.hypertouch.com/bobvila/
Hypertouch v Discover Financial Services - legal.hypertouch.com/discover/
Hypertouch v Avtech - legal.hypertouch.com/avtech/
Trouble Brewing for Kraft and Gevalia over Coffee Spam - legal.hypertouch.com/
Advisory Concerning Register.com v Verio Litigation - www.icann.org/announcements/advisory-26dec00.htm
Michigan Man Uses Junk FAX Law to Sue Sears Over Spam - www.linxnet.com/misc/spam/mi_spamsuit.html
Erienet, Inc., et al v Velocity Net, Inc., et al - www.internetlibrary.com/cases/lib_case215.cfm
Washington State resident wins $250,000 spam e-mail case - ec-magic.com/NewsRelease.htm
Dan's Anti-Spam Cases - danbalsam.com/danhatesspam/superiorcourt.html
Dan's Anti-Spam Small Claims Cases - danbalsam.com/danhatesspam/smallclaims.html
Lawsuits Filed by Internet Business Initiatives, LLC v Alleged Spammers - kansasnospam.com/lawsuits.asp
Professional Resources System International, Inc - prsiinc.com/
GT Toner Supplies - www.oscn.net/applications/ocisweb/GetCaseInformation.asp?submitted=true&casemasterID=300103
Symantec Granted $3 Million Judgment v Maryland Internet Marketing - www.symantec.com/press/2003/n031222.html
Symantec Awarded More Than $10 Million v CD Micro - www.symantec.com/press/2003/n031006a.html
Symantec Granted $3.1 Million In Piracy Case - www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20050420_01
Danish spammer fined £37k - www.theregister.co.uk/2004/01/21/danish_spammer_fined_163_37k/
Sound Ford of Renton, Washington pays up for sending spam - www.1world-design.com/soundfordspam.html
BW Telecom - www.icstis.org.uk/consumers/adjudications/default.asp?node=&id=4
Sue a Spammer - www.sueaspammer.com/
Braver v JDO Media, Inc., et al - www.pyramidspam.com/
Braver v Ameriquest - www.mortgagespam.com/ameriquest/
Ziegler v China Digital Media - news.com.com/When+a+lawyer+gets+hit+by+spammers,+expect+a+lawsuit/2100-1030_3-5723497.html
Clinton Internet provider wins $11B suit against spammer James McCalla - www.qctimes.com/articles/2006/01/04/news/local/doc43bb692ac9e86281138542.txt
MaryCLE v First Choice Internet - www.hypertouch.com/legal/othersuits/MaryCLE-v-FIRST-CHOICE-INTERNET.pdf
My Spam Lawsuit - www.myspamsuit.com/
Infinite Monkeys v OptInRealBig - www.monkeys.com/litigation/oirb-ca/release-20060914.html - see: 1 2
Oklahoma Anti-Spammer Loses Big in Court - www.circleid.com/posts/oklahoma_anti_spammer_loses/
Who's been sued under CAN-SPAM? - www.spamresource.com/2006/10/whos-been-sued-under-can-spam.html
Spamhaus nemesis e360 Insight sued over junk mail - www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/23/e360insight_lawsuit/
Mumma's Biggest Loss Yet: Jury Awards Omega $2.5M - directmag.com/disciplines/email/jury_awards_omega/
Phillips v Netblue - thespamdiaries.blogspot.com/2007/02/musings-on-phillips-vs-netblue-case.html
Anti-Spam Cases Elsewhere
Dutch Court Okays Bulk Mail by Ab.Fab - www.linuxjournal.com/article/6235 - Netherlands
Dansk spammer idømt bøde på 15.000 - www.computerworld.dk/art/18943 - Denmark
Lutte contre le spam - thomas.quinot.org/spam/ - France
Judge in Argentina Orders Halt to Spam in First Junk E-Mail Case - www.protecciondedatos.com.ar/bna.htm - Argentina
Spam Legal Action - spamlegalaction.pbwiki.com/ - UK
Virgin spammer settles out of court - www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2106152/virgin-spammer-settles-court - UK
Who-Remembers-Me.com and the ASA - www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/02/tell_a_friend_service_ruling/ - UK
ACMA v Clarity1 (Wayne Mansfield) - www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,18303230-29277,00.html - Australia
ACMA v Clarity1 (Wayne Mansfield) - www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/federal_ct/2006/410.html - Australia
Zombie king suspect alleged to have sent 18 million spams per day - www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2006/05/krzombie.html - Korea
Chinese company fined for junk email - www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/china/0,3800011742,39161694,00.htm - China
Microsoft wins ruling to ban spam list sales - www.out-law.com/page-7580 - UK
President of company suspected of sending 5.4 billion spam e-mails arrested - www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2007/01/jpdating.html - Japan
Dutch spammer fined $97,000 for sending 9 billion unwanted e-mails - www.huliq.com/9287/dutch-spammer-fined-97-000-for-sending-9-billion-unwanted-emails - Netherlands
Korean super-spammers arrested - www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2173771/korean-duo-accused-sending - Korea
South Korean "Spam Queen" Arrested - www.adotas.com/2007/01/south-korean-spam-queen-arrested/ - Korea
Scotch Spam! - www.scotchspam.org.uk/ - UK
Joe-Job Cases
UPS Sends Legal Message to Spammers - www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1056139961199
Amazon.com Legal Action - www.amazon.com/stopspoofing
Flowers.com spam judgement - www.tigerden.com/junkmail/cases/flowersjudgment.html
Cases Against Antispammers
EMarketersAmerica v Spews.org, et al - www.linxnet.com/misc/spam/slapp.php
Optinrealbig.com v Ironport dba Spamcop - lawsuite.word-to-the-wise.com/
Pallorium v Jared: A Victory Against Spam - www.toplawfirm.com/recent.html#A%20Victory%20Against%20Spam
Brian Haberstroh aka Atriks Inc aka Distributed Mail Corporation v Jay Stuler - spamlawsuit.spamshield.org/ - see: 1
Sierra Corporate Design, Inc. v David Ritz and Ed Falk - www.chillingeffects.org/notice.cgi?sID=469
Richard Scoville (FreeSpeechStore) v AHBL - tqmcube.com/fss_fight_back.php
MK Supplements v Mark Ferguson - spamkings.oreilly.com/archives/2006/01/penispill_marketer_sues_antisp.html
e360 insight v Spamhaus - www.e360insight.com/news-item1.php - see: www.e360insight.com/news-item2.php, www.spamhaus.org/legal/, www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-10oct06.htm
SLAPP Suit - slappsuit.com/
SpamSuite.com - www.spamsuite.com/
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