pageoneresults - 1:28 pm on Aug 29, 2007 (gmt 0)

The moral of this story is that it is important to have your attorney show up in court when someone is suing you.

I believe you hit the nail on the head as they say. All of this was the result of not showing up in a U.S. Court for a hearing that had to deal with the infringement of a newly awarded patent (at the time). An anonymous source tells me that the patent has to do with "taking bets online".

Since Bodog's legal team didn't show up for that court appearance, a judgement was handed down in the amount of millions. That judgement was presented to eNom at which time all of the Bodog properties were shut down.

The company claiming patent infringement took control of over 3000 domains simply by providing a summary judgment issued by the judge at the hearing Bodog didn't attend.

You cannot ignore anything when it comes to the legal system here in the United States, nothing! Not showing up for a court appearance is almost the same as "admitting guilt" in most instances. And, the judge is going to slam your arse for not being there. In this case, its a multi-million dollar slam.