Copyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=28509Know of a lawsuit against anyone who has posted on an investment related chat board? Know of a company that has threatened chat board members with a lawsuit? If so, please post the details here. Thread Index (through 12/31/01): viavision.com  - Jeffhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=2850938013210Bill from WisconsinMMRF More threats from Lorsch sunspotter Member Level Thursday, June 13, 2013 3:17:02 AM Re: None Post # of 45276 Email I received from Bob Lorsch: "Greetings from Bob Lorsch. Damned Yankee who has been working for us gave me your contact information and suggested I email you. To the extent...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289495026/13/2013 9:02:58 AMBill from WisconsinMMRF More Lorsch antics and threats croptop Member Profile croptop Tuesday, June 11, 2013 7:19:21 PM Re: None Post # of 45231 Someone just sent me another Robert Lorsch email. This one states using child's home, and actually asking for others names, OR ELSE......a pattern of this CEO of MM...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289470796/12/2013 5:58:41 AMBill from WisconsinMMRF Operation MOLE CEO posts bounty for poster's contact info Under the guise of "recruiting" him as a consultant Tulaz1 Member Level Sunday, June 09, 2013 8:48:45 PM Re: DamnedYankeeFan post# 60937 Post # of 60965 From Bob Lorsch: Dear DYF, You seem to have a lot of information that could...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289426056/9/2013 8:58:49 PMBill from WisconsinMMR Bob Lorsch Another poster, this time a long, gets an operation mole cease and desist. investorshub.advfn.com  [graphic]tiffer[graphic] Thursday, May 16, 2013 1:41:45 AM Re: None Post # ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288975135/16/2013 5:21:44 AMscion05/13/2013 107 Offers of Proof filed by Defendant Investorshub.com, Inc. re: Motion Hearing, Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings, Link Motions to Minutes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 106 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Good, Christopher) (Entered: 05/13/2013) Doc 107 PDF file adserv.stocksite.com  Doc 107-1 PDF file adserv.sto...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288944725/14/2013 7:28:51 PMscionPacer update - 13 May 13 - Kenneth Eade v. Investorshub.com, Inc. et al CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 2:11-cv-01315 ecf.cacd.uscourts.gov  Date Filed # Docket Text 05/13/2013 107 Offers of Proof filed by Defendant Investorshub.com, Inc. re: Motion Hearing, Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings, Link Motions to Minutes,,,,,,,,...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288944675/14/2013 7:26:01 PMBear DownNot to mention the number one reason for homeowner insurance payments in the US is dog bites, not internet related or any other type of slander, liable, or defamation lawsuits.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288608634/26/2013 2:22:02 PMgeoffrey Wren"Now it costs about $500 a year for $1M in coverage. All because the Internet made such lawsuits extremely commonplace. " I would say it is now because insurance companies collectively decided to have minimum policy fees. Convenient for them. I see no evidence of extremely commonplace libel lawsuits.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288604174/26/2013 11:17:15 AMBuckeyYeah well I searched high and low and hell I had a pile of buddies working bay street and a few on Howe street and noone knew nothing. I never did get an account set up but at one point i was in touch via phone with some guy at maybe UNION or UNION pacific who said he would do and I think he faxed me the papers and th...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288600104/26/2013 8:28:14 AMBear Downearly 70's???? I was still in elementary school ....... When I first heard about them I tried like hell to get an account in canada but every broker told me know. Then once I had a referral from an existing client, the rest became history. The common term then was :Evil Naked Canadian Shortsellers, who were actual...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288595974/25/2013 11:04:03 PMdacoolaYou know, I was studying for an MBA in the early "70's" when my Finance Study Group discovered "naked shorting".http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288595614/25/2013 10:47:20 PMJeffrey S. MitchellJust to give you a sense of how times change, back when I had personal liability added to my homeowners policy it was something like $10 a year. Insurers routinely added it to make a quick buck as libel and slander suits were extremely rare. Now it costs about $500 a year for $1M in coverage. All because the Internet m...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288595444/25/2013 10:39:28 PMDanDerrProbably where I picked up on getting Insurance. Went to USAA and got it for peanuts. Still have it. Great investment for mouthy people like me!!!! Thanks if you started that...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288595124/25/2013 10:17:24 PMBear DownGracious amigo !! But I can't take credit for this. I just read along and connect the dots with the help of the experts. It just sucks that we can't just sell them to zero any more. i bet I get about 1 out of 50 shorts I attempt at most. The game sucks since the NASD rule 3370 change on April 1, 2004. D-...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288594964/25/2013 10:11:30 PMdacoolahttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288594904/25/2013 10:08:59 PMBear DownAll this reminiscing shit is making me feel all warm and fuzzy. And Floydie seems to have figured out what sharesleuth couldn't sharesleuth.com  Link: SI Message 28859331 seekingalpha.com  You know the market is getting toppy when the worst of the worst can come back unnoticed... A rising tide raises all boats, ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288594134/25/2013 9:38:59 PMEL KABONG!!!Hi Jeff, If memory serves, I think you actually "discovered" the anti-SLAPP legislation in California that we used to take on Business Wire. I'd like to take credit for that, but I just can't recall that I actually did it. I remember doing all of the research on SLAPP, something like 59 or so websites at the time, bu...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288594104/25/2013 9:38:31 PMDanDerrOh Oh, is Altomare suing over our laughing at his 89 days in the MCC in NYC?? Now that was a gut busting event for me, especially when the Judge told the Marshalls to take him into Custody!! Real theater! lolhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288594034/25/2013 9:34:34 PMDanDerrAhhh, Video phones! A technical genius ahead of his time!!! Zweb had a certain panache! I recall the story of him falling out of his wheelchair in a sympothy gambit!! LMAOhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288593984/25/2013 9:31:29 PMJeffrey S. MitchellIN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION INVESTORSHUB.COM, INC., a Florida corporation, MATTHEW BROWN, an individual, and ROBERT ZUMBRUNNEN, an individual, Plaintiff, vs. MINA MAR GROUP, INC., a foreign corporation, MINA MAR GROUP INC. (OF THE USA), n/k/a, EMRY CAPITAL GROU...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288593874/25/2013 9:24:43 PMJeffrey S. MitchellInvestorshub.com, Inc., et al., vs. Mina Mar Group, Inc., et. al. (January 2011) (United States) United States District Court, Northern District of Florida Case No. 4:11-CV-00009-RH-WCS Summary: This lawsuit was brought by iHub in U.S. Federal Court, requesting the court to grant iHub declaratory relief by invalid...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288593704/25/2013 9:15:12 PMSI DaveWe proved conclusively by our legal challenges that an Internet connection alone was not good enough to establish jurisdiction. As I said, I could go on and on about other legal precedents we set and chronicled here. Here's hoping iHub can make their mark as well. Here's one mark in that regard; iHub was the first ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288590924/25/2013 5:56:49 PMthe_worm06Yes, that $1 million Pugs settlement set the good guys back for a year or two in the battle against the evil scam companies in court. The plaintiff then spent about 8 years suing everyone and their mother (somewhere around 18 more lawsuits) - resulting in just about every case dismissed, many with sanctions against hi...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288582134/25/2013 12:04:05 PMDanDerrhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288580894/25/2013 11:21:02 AMBear DownThat was the Righthaven cases. The wise Federal Judge Kane from Colorado stopped that business model and awards were given to many defendants. It's too bad they had several cases settle for miniscule amounts before someone had the balls and backing to fight them. Unfortunately the Scumbag responsible for it, S...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288578724/25/2013 9:49:25 AMBear DownJeff, I agree with you and would like to add that in the beginning, most of these suits were used to find out true identities of posters so the scammers could try and intimidate them. That intimidation came in many forms such as threatening phone calls, messages and in one case for me, a posting by the CEO of my ad...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288578564/25/2013 9:44:22 AMDanDerrI also remember a similar "copyright scam" where people were sued to make them settle for some smaller amount!http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288578424/25/2013 9:38:45 AMDanDerrYeah, but I can't tell you how much joy I had watching Altomare get taken apart in Court in NYC, and then see him sent off to the MCC for 89 days on Contempt Charges! It made my day hearing the Judge cite him and see himled off in cuffs! PURE JOY...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288578384/25/2013 9:36:54 AMDanDerrhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288578304/25/2013 9:34:33 AMDanDerrActually, scum like him should be treated as hrshly as possible and even have their wings torn off, and other assorted mean stuff applied. The damage he and his ilk do to many people is disgusting. In the end, he will return to his evil ways and he will probably live well with hidden/shielded fund.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288578294/25/2013 9:33:48 AMDanDerrhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288578144/25/2013 9:30:07 AMJeffrey S. MitchellIf someone wanted to write the definitive textbook on the history of cyber law, all they would need do is read this message board from start to finish. Early on the "bad guys" had the advantage since their entire goal wasn't to prevail at trial but to shut you up by suing you and alleging all sorts of crazy things, fig...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288575424/25/2013 5:13:19 AMEL KABONG!!!Just to add a not so little point... IHub is likely not as interested in recovering legal fees as much as they are interested in establishing legal precedence, which is worth its weight in gold. If they can recover any monies from the other party, great... But the real prize is legal precedence. They will have "set t...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288575294/25/2013 3:00:42 AMgreg sIt may be a lot less of trying to squeeze money out of Eade and more of wanting to send a strong message from the courts to any Eade wanna-be.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288572244/24/2013 9:19:01 PMJeffrey S. MitchellNow IHub is going after Eade out of personal enmity...Totally wrong. iHub is justly owed attorneys fees and other compensation which Eade has done nothing but lie and obfuscate about to avoid paying. For how utterly insane it has gotten, see: Link: SI Message 28269047 - Jeffhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288571784/24/2013 8:48:37 PMgeoffrey WrenWell, Eade filed out of personal enmity. It was silly of him to do so, as he got his ears pinned back pretty quick. He deserved the criticism that was posted against him. The judge correctly decided it was not a case that deserved costly court time. Now IHub is going after Eade out of personal enmity (I suppose--I ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288571244/24/2013 8:11:38 PMBear DownEade has one client left.........himself. Although from a financial standpoint, you may be correct about ever being able to collect. I have to respect IHub's tenacity and the fact that they are probably getting their money's worth just from the entertainment factor. They are certainly making sure Eade is finished in...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288571034/24/2013 8:00:14 PMgeoffrey WrenI would suppose that Eade has no legal practice anymore. Anyone that googled his name would not want to hire him. Further, since he is being sued by the SEC and has been sanctioned in this court I would presume that the state bar will get around to suspending him or disbarring him soon. His wife left him. He cannot...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288570544/24/2013 7:34:38 PMscionPacer update - 18 Apr 13 - Kenneth Eade v. Investorshub.com, Inc. et al CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 2:11-cv-01315 ecf.cacd.uscourts.gov  Date Filed # Docket Text 04/18/2013 106 MINUTES: Defendants Investorshub.com. Inc.'s Application for Order to Show Cause why a Contempt Citation should not issue against Kenneth E...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288567824/24/2013 4:36:31 PMJeffrey S. MitchellThis is not the first time Michael has been accused of misconduct. In 2007, he was sentenced to five years probation after pushing penny stocks in 2004. Prosecutors said he sent hundreds of thousands of hoax faxes meant for a fictitious “Dr. Mitchel” to investors around the United States. The SEC said he made more than...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288487754/20/2013 6:05:39 PMStockDung T. Boone Pickens, Family Sue Son Over Blog Posts Apr 19 2013 | 11:19am ET BP Capital's T. Boone Pickens and three of his children have sued the fourth, accusing him of airing the family's dirty laundry on his blog. Michael Pickens' online adventure, "5 Days in Connecticut," began as a chronicle of his battle w...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288486044/20/2013 3:23:24 PMStockDungT. Boone Pickens family in fight over tell-all blog By JAMES OSBORNE JAMES OSBORNE The Dallas Morning News Staff Writer josborne@dallasnews.com Published: 29 March 2013 10:34 PM Energy magnate T. Boone Pickens is mired in a court battle over his son’s tell-all blog about growing up under the shadow of one of ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288072723/30/2013 11:11:10 AMJeffrey S. MitchellRe: 3/25/13 - [LPIH] Press Release: Longwei Petroleum Files Defamation Lawsuit in Federal Court in Response to the Geo Investing Report Longwei Petroleum Files Defamation Lawsuit in Federal Court in Response to the Geo Investing Report Longwei takes further steps to defend itself and protect shareholder value by filin...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287993423/25/2013 8:17:43 PMArcane LoreLongwei Petroleum Files Defamation Lawsuit in Federal Court in Response to the Geo Investing Report finance.yahoo.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287977103/25/2013 8:04:00 AMscionOBJECTION TO KENNETH EADE’S OBJECTION TO REPLY RE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Defendant Investorshub.com, Inc. hereby objects to the objection filed by Plaintiff Kenneth Eade, Docket No. 101. Kenneth Eade neither timely filed his opposition nor any objection thereto and has waived his right to respond or object to the timel...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287960583/23/2013 8:47:00 PMscion03/22/2013 105 OBJECTIONS to Objection/Opposition (Motion related), 101 of Kenneth Eade re Application for Contempt filed by Defendant Investorshub.com, Inc.. (Good, Christopher) (Entered: 03/22/2013) Doc 105 PDF file adserv.stocksite.com  03/22/2013 104 RESPONSE IN SUPPORT of APPLICATION for Contempt against Ke...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287960553/23/2013 8:41:55 PMscionPacer update - 22 Mar 13 - Kenneth Eade v. Investorshub.com, Inc. et al CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 2:11-cv-01315 ecf.cacd.uscourts.gov  Date Filed # Docket Text 03/22/2013 105 OBJECTIONS to Objection/Opposition (Motion related), 101 of Kenneth Eade re Application for Contempt filed by Defendant Investorshub.com, ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287960523/23/2013 8:40:25 PMStockDungSilvercorp Metals drops defamation lawsuit, withdraws appeal of decision By: The Canadian Press Posted: 5:03 PM VANCOUVER - Silvercorp Metals Inc. (TSX:SVM) said Wednesday it was dropping its appeal against the dismissal of a defamation lawsuit that accused the mining company of participating in a short-selling ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287771493/13/2013 8:49:40 PMDanDerrhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287761763/13/2013 11:55:07 AMStockDunghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287747893/12/2013 3:13:17 PM