Girard Gibbs & De Bartolomeo LLP Files Representative Lawsuit Against Verisign, Inc. Alleging Unlawful, Unfair and Fraudulent Business Practices.Business Editors/Legal & High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2002 Plaintiff Performance Marketing Group has filed a representative action lawsuit in California state court against Verisign, Inc. Plaintiff alleges that in its attempt to maintain its market share in the face of growing competition from other registrars, Verisign engages in unlawful, unfair and fraudulent business practices in violation of the California Unfair Competition Act, Bus. & Prof. Code Section 17200 et seq et seq. (et seek) n. abbreviation for the Latin phrase et sequentes meaning "and the following." It is commonly used by lawyers to include numbered lists, pages or sections after the first number is stated, as in "the rules of the road are found in Vehicle Code . Plaintiff alleges that Verisign sends customers of other registrars deceptive notices of renewal and/or termination in an effort to induce them to authorize To empower another with the legal right to perform an action. The Constitution authorizes Congress to regulate interstate commerce. authorize v. to officially empower someone to act. (See: authority) switches to Verisign. Plaintiff further alleges that Verisign delays and/or refuses to process the registrar-change orders of customers who want to use the services of other registrars. Plaintiff seeks to enjoin To direct, require, command, or admonish. Enjoin connotes a degree of urgency, as when a court enjoins one party in a lawsuit by ordering the person to do, or refrain from doing, something to prevent permanent loss to the other party or parties. Verisign's actions, and to obtain restitution In the context of Criminal Law, state programs under which an offender is required, as a condition of his or her sentence, to repay money or donate services to the victim or society; with respect to maritime law, the restoration of articles lost by jettison, done when the and disgorgement Disgorgement A repayment of ill-gotten gains that is imposed on wrongdoers by the courts. Funds that were received through illegal or unethical business transactions are disgorged, or paid back, with interest to those affected by the action. on behalf of the general public. Plaintiff is represented by the law firm of Girard Gibbs & De Bartolomeo LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , which has extensive experience in prosecuting class and representative actions and other lawsuits involving consumer e-commerce services. For more information, please contact Plaintiff's counsel:
GIRARD GIBBS & De BARTOLOMEO LLP
Eric H. Gibbs
Rosemary M. Rivas
160 Sansome Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (415) 981-4800
Facsimile: (415) 981-4846
URL: www.girardgibbs.com
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