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What do you call a guy who''s filed 1,000 lawsuits? Utah Attorney Jesse Riddle is on a personal crusade--to get bulk e-mailers to stop.

Publication: San Diego Business Journal
Publication Date: 28-JUL-03
Format: Online - approximately 734 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: What do you call a guy who''s filed 1,000 lawsuits? Utah Attorney Jesse Riddle is on a personal crusade--to get bulk e-mailers to stop.(Q&A)(Interview)

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Jesse Riddle is on a crusade of sorts.

The Utah lawyer has filed about 1,000 lawsuits against spammers, people or businesses that send unsolicited bulk e-mails. Riddle vows not to stop until they quit spamming.

Utah's anti-spam laws are considered the toughest in the nation. Citizens there can file lawsuits against spammers.

Some critics see Riddle as an opportunist because he sends a companion letter along with the lawsuits offering to settle for $6,500. Generally, lawyers keep a portion of any settlement fee.

But as a condition of settling, Riddle makes companies swear not to violate the Utah anti-spam law anymore.

And Riddle has been criticized for suing major...

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