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Register.com Loses Class action Lawsuit

Posted by timothy on from the and-nelson-laughs dept.

Anonymous Blowhard writes "I found out today I am a member of a class that just beat register.com in New York Supreme Court!! The suit was filed by Michael Zurakov because register.com pointed his newly registered domain(s) to 'coming soon' web pages. Mr. Zurakov receives $12,500 for the harm caused by register.com while members of the class can look forward to a settlement of $5 off their next domain renewals. Register.com will also pay 'reasonable Class Counsel attorneys' fees and costs in an amount not to exceed $642,500.00, subject to Court approval.' If you want to exclude yourself from the class, giving up any settlement and not being bound by its terms, you have to opt-out."

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  1. $5 and waive all rights, or keep the rights? by bo0ork · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Seems to me it would be a no-brainer to opt out of a $5 class settlement. Why waive all future claims against a measly $5??

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    Does everything include nothing?
  2. Object to the Attorney's Fees by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This case was just a shakedown. To prevent it from happening again, members of the class can object to the attorney's fees awarded in the settlement.

    See Sec. VII (C) of the linked document for reference.

    RDC actually sends me coupons for more than $5 to entice me to keep using their service. This is pretty much the same thing. So they're effectively paying me nothing, paying the plaintiff $12.5K and paying the lawyers $650K.

    I Object!

  3. Re:i really don't mean to be anti-us by ratpack91 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I know exactly what you mean but your example doesn't hold very well because I remember a few years ago loads of people were suing Manchester council for ... tripping over the pavement and 'breaking' their ankles. The trouble with America is that (bastard) lawyers come along and tell people they could make loadsa money if they sue company x for something that happened to them even if they hadn't thought about it seriously before.

  4. Re:This was a stupid lawsuit. by dnoyeb · · Score: 5, Interesting

    First of all, the blatant advertising on YOUR domain is wrong, then the sorry ass nature of it with the tons of popups and such is distasteful.

    Second, for that "coming soon" page to show up, they MUST have propagated an IP address into the DNS servers. This suggests they could have just as easily propagated YOUR IP address instead of theirs. Which gives them incentive to delay your processing.

    Thrid, if they received ANY revenue off the advertising on your domain, aren't you entitled?