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Mr.Fiction · 01-05-2004, 04:03 PM

Man Sues Firm Over Unsolicited E-Mails

A man from Washington state has accused a western Pennsylvania telemarketer of sending him hundreds of unsolicited e-mails and has sued the company under his state's anti-spam law.

In a complaint filed in his home state court last month, Jim Gordon of Richland, Wash., said he wants Commonwealth Marketing Group Inc. of Hopwood, Fayette County, to pay him $500 for each piece of spam the company allegedly sent him. According to Gordon, that adds up to more than $600,000 for more than 1,200 messages.

"My motivation is to get this spam stopped," Gordon told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for a story in Sunday editions. "I sent them a letter saying stop. And they didn't."

Gordon's lawsuit focuses on a Washington law that prohibits the sending of deceptive or misleading e-mails. Gordon's suit also was filed under two other Washington laws governing unfair business practices and harassment.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...te/spam_suit_1

PersianKitty · 01-05-2004, 04:05 PM

Hmmm.. I'm in WA state. I better start adding up all these spam emails.

iwantchixx · 01-05-2004, 04:29 PM

Awesome!!!

- AFN - · 01-05-2004, 05:22 PM

Good thing the washington law got superceded by the federal CAN SPAM law.

Centurion · 01-05-2004, 05:24 PM

Spammers..don't fuck with us in Washington State.
We lead the nation in SUCCESSFUL cases against spammers!

VeriSexy · 01-05-2004, 05:24 PM

Volantt · 01-05-2004, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by - AFN -
Good thing the washington law got superceded by the federal CAN SPAM law.

Funny thing is in that section they put "except to the extent that" in the law so the "deception and fraud" parts of state laws would still be enforceable.

V

Swanks · 01-06-2004, 01:53 AM

Another spammer that didnt watch what he was doing busted, shame..

johnbosh · 01-06-2004, 01:57 AM

hyper · 01-06-2004, 02:01 AM

i like this

CMG Chief Executive Officer Robert E. Kane said that his company is the one being wronged. The lawsuit ? and a letter Gordon sent the company demanding more than $10,000 ? amount to a scam, Kane said.

then it says

The firm's owner, Frederick F. Zeigler III, pleaded guilty in February in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh to tax violations and no contest to bank fraud in connection with a credit card scheme. He is serving a 15-month federal prison sentence

01-05-2004, 04:03 PM	#1
Mr.Fiction Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Free Speech Land Posts: 9,484	Another alleged spammer sued (under Washington state law) Man Sues Firm Over Unsolicited E-Mails A man from Washington state has accused a western Pennsylvania telemarketer of sending him hundreds of unsolicited e-mails and has sued the company under his state's anti-spam law. In a complaint filed in his home state court last month, Jim Gordon of Richland, Wash., said he wants Commonwealth Marketing Group Inc. of Hopwood, Fayette County, to pay him $500 for each piece of spam the company allegedly sent him. According to Gordon, that adds up to more than $600,000 for more than 1,200 messages. "My motivation is to get this spam stopped," Gordon told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for a story in Sunday editions. "I sent them a letter saying stop. And they didn't." Gordon's lawsuit focuses on a Washington law that prohibits the sending of deceptive or misleading e-mails. Gordon's suit also was filed under two other Washington laws governing unfair business practices and harassment. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...te/spam_suit_1 __________________ Don't be lazy, protect free speech: ACLU \| Free Speech Coalition \| EFF \| IMPA

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01-06-2004, 02:01 AM	#10
hyper Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mass Ass Posts: 5,294	i like this CMG Chief Executive Officer Robert E. Kane said that his company is the one being wronged. The lawsuit ? and a letter Gordon sent the company demanding more than $10,000 ? amount to a scam, Kane said. then it says The firm's owner, Frederick F. Zeigler III, pleaded guilty in February in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh to tax violations and no contest to bank fraud in connection with a credit card scheme. He is serving a 15-month federal prison sentence __________________