Novak Loses petswarehouse.com, Files For Bankruptcy

An anonymous reader writes "Remember Robert Novak, the person who has filed several frivolous lawsuits in order to silence people who criticize his business. Well, Robert Novak has lost his domain (see here)in a countersuit filed against him, and has just filed for bankruptcy ."

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Am we finally allowed...

[Anonymous Coward]

Am we finally allowed to talk about the horrible rate of dead animal deliveries from this place?

Seriously. This was one of the more common reasons he would sue. People would order fish, aquarium plants, rodents, etc. and they would arrive dead, not marked for paid-for weekend delivery, sent at slower than safe shipping speeds, not packaged to protect from temperature and normal handling, or even not delivered to the carrier the same day they were packaged!!!

just another tool of legal abuse

[frovingslosh]

and has just filed for bankruptcy

Don't think for a minute that this means this guy is broke. He's likely just using the bankruptcy laws to shield himself from paying his obligation. The guy apparently abuses the legal system to sue everyone he can to make a buck, then when a law suit catches up with him he does this to not pay on the judgement against him. Pretty typical.

uh oh!

[scovetta]

Pets Warehouse.com
1550 Sunrise Hwy, Copiague, NY 11726
Phone: (631) 789-5400

I called, they're still open. The lady was kind of rude on the phone though. Anybody up for a class-action?

Re:Heh

[darthwader]

What I'd like to know is: does he manage to profit from it?

It's actually not that hard. All you do is not own anything. Make sure that all your assets are actually owned by someone you trust (your SO, spouse, sibling, etc.). Then, you declare bankruptcy, and let the courts take everything you own (which is nothing).

Also, you live hand-to-mouth. When the money is rolling in, you buy expensive cars, live well, and lavish gifts on all people who are close to you. You don't save it, 'cause you know that the courts are going to take away your savings later. When the money stops rolling in, then you depend on your friends, SO, siblings for a while, as you dream up a new scam (business).

Basically, once you've accepted the fact that you aren't going to have good credit, then there is no fear of declaring bankruptcy.

For a certain kind of businessman, declaring bankruptcy is sort of like a fisherman deciding "All the fish here have been harvested, so it's time to pull up anchor and go somewhere else." In their minds, there's nothing immoral or embarrassing about it, it's just how they put food on the table.