Vince sent this email off to mr Schoeppl, hope I can be of assistance
john
I have never shorted, wouldn't even know how to do it, but it is part of the game and there are rules to follow just as buying,IMHO for what it's worth
Mr Schoeppl
I hope that you are good with this case, i'll keep watching and if i can add anythig later i will
bonne chance, there are some people here in Canada, that should be included, can
Canadians be added to the list, or are they already on the list?
what can i do to help?
john
Hitsgalore.com Files $20 Million
Lawsuit Against Internet Posters
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 1999--
Hitsgalore.com, Inc.
(OTC BB:HITT - news) today announced that it has filed a Complaint against one identified
and five
anonymous Internet posters for Libel, Tortious Interference With Business Relations and Civil
Conspiracy in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. The
Complaint,
entitled Hitsgalore.com, Inc. v. Janice Shell, et al., Case No. 99-1387-CIV-T-26C, seeks
damages
in excess of Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00).
The Complaint names Janice Shell, John Doe No. 1 a/k/a ''Paul Kersey,'' John Doe No. 2
a/k/a
''Mayor,'' John Doe No. 3 a/k/a ''Mr. Pink,'' John Doe No. 4 a/k/a ''mshater,'' and John
Doe Nos.
5-100 as Defendants (collectively the ''Defendants''). The Complaint alleges that, beginning
at least
as early as May 1999 and continuing through to the present, the Defendants intentionally and
maliciously published and republished a variety of false and defamatory statements about
Hitsgalore.com in a nationwide ''cybersmear'' campaign on electronic bulletin boards on the
Internet
maintained by Raging Bull, Inc. (''Raging Bull'') and Silicon Investor, Inc. (''Silicon
Investor''). These
statements either explicitly state or imply that Hitsgalore has engaged in illegitimate, illegal,
dishonest,
fraudulent, and criminal business operations, when, in truth and fact, the Defendants knew or
should
have known that such statements were false and libelous per se.
Steve Bradford, the CEO of Hitsgalore.com, believes that it is absolutely essential that all
responsible
parties be held fully accountable for their activities, and this action is the first formal step for
Hitsgalore.com in taking the offensive against those seeking to destroy the reputation, damage
the
market value of the Company's common stock and undermine the business affairs of the
Company
through anonymous posting activity. Steve Bradford stated that: ''the Company intends to
issue
subpoenas to Raging Bull and Silicon Investor to ascertain the identities of the John Doe
Defendants,
and to aggressively undertake discovery in this case.'' The Company's attorneys are also
investigating
possible defamation charges against David Evans, a Bloomberg reporter, for certain negative
news
articles which the Company believes are misleading in nature.
Jeanette Wilcher, the Trustee of The Life Foundation Trust with whom the Company has
various
business relations, stated that: ''I applaud, commend, and fully support the efforts of
Hitsgalore.com
in bringing the anonymous Internet posters to justice.''
The Company would also like to gratefully acknowledge the substantial assistance it has
received
from various persons throughout the country in investigating the Internet activity by the
Defendants
and others, and welcomes further contact from individuals with knowledge of this cybersmear
campaign.
If you have any information which you believe would be helpful to the Company in
prosecuting this
matter, please contact Carl F. Schoeppl, Esq., or Daniel J. Becka, Esq., at Schoeppl &
Burke, P.A.,
the Company's litigation counsel, 4800 North Federal Highway, Suite 210-A, Boca Raton,
Florida
33431-5176, Telephone: (561) 394-8301, Facsimile: (561) 393-6541, and E-Mail:
Schoeppl@aol.com. |
