Taking Competition To The Extreme: Phony Slide Show Of Disgruntled Competitor Customers
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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...
this is ofcourse pure speculation
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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
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Defendant: Patrick Eugene Premo
Filed: 07/23/2009
Case will be referred for collection
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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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it is found here:
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20081229/1928153242.shtml#comments
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