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Taking Competition To The Extreme: Phony Slide Show Of Disgruntled Competitor Customers
from the wow dept
We see plenty of frivolous lawsuits around here, but that doesn't mean all lawsuits are frivolous, obviously. Sometimes you come across a lawsuit where it's stunning what a company tried to get away with in terms of fraud. Take, for example, the case that was just settled between SuccessFactors and its competitor Softscape. Apparently, Softscape put together a totally bogus PowerPoint presentation of a made up disgruntled SuccessFactors customer and passed it around anonymously to potential customers. SuccessFactors sued, and Softscape settled before getting hit with a judgment that certainly would have gone in SuccessFactors' favor. There's plenty that's "fair game" in business competition, but this clearly went over the line.
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and SuccessFactors agreed with it because...
ok so they make a phony slide show to scare away buisness from the competitior and then quickly settle? sounds as if they already planned the costs of the settlement in advance and thought the plan would still benefit them in the long run...
this is ofcourse pure speculation
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what's a powerpoint presentation?
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I'm not sure who's scummier. The company that made the false presentation, or the customers that bought into it. If someone approached me with a huge presentation slagging the competitor, I would be instantly turned off.
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Case number: 209TR216347
Defendant: Patrick Eugene Premo
Filed: 07/23/2009
VC 5204A Infraction CURRENT TABS IMPROPERLY PLACED
Case number: 205TR014402
Defendant: Patrick Eugene Premo
Filed: 10/27/2005
VC 22450A Infraction FAILURE TO STOP AT STOP SIGN TrafficSchool 11/16/2005
VC 40508C Misdemeanor FAIL TO COMPY W/CONDITION OF A COURT ORDER/PROMISE TO PAY
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Case number: 209TR216347
Defendant: Patrick Eugene Premo
Filed: 07/23/2009
Case will be referred for collection
as of 11/16/2009
Payment state: DUE
$ 464.00
VC 5204A Infraction CURRENT TABS IMPROPERLY PLACED
11/16/2009 04:00PM Trial By Declaration (in absentia)
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