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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Ind. Courts - "Angie's List sues upstart rival, alleges theft, fraud"

Bruce C. Smith has the story this evening in the Indianapolis Star. It begins:

Indianapolis-based consumer rating service Angie’s List filed a lawsuit against an upstart rival website accused of stealing thousands of consumer reviews and service provider reports.

In the suit filed in the U.S. District Court for Southern Indiana, Angie’s List claims two of the founders of New York City-based ClickandImprove.com fraudulently downloaded nearly 24,000 files.

“This information is the life-blood of Angie’s List’s business,” said the suit filed by Indianapolis law firm Ice Miller.

Before the suit was moved recently to federal court, a Marion County Superior Court judge approved a temporary restraining order in December to stop the New York company from using data mined from Angie’s website.

The suit, filed in state court by Angie's List, was removed to federal court by the defendant Click & Improve. Here is the docket report. Here is the Notice of Removal, filed by defendants.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 12, 2012 10:19 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts