Article: COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR SUES RIVAL OVER FRAUD, RACKETEERING

Article - Media, Publications

COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR SUES RIVAL OVER FRAUD, RACKETEERING

Oregon Small Business Association, 27 February 2019

Portland-based Columbia Sportswear has filed a $20 million lawsuit against a competitor, accusing Seirus Innovative Accessories of San Diego and its leaders of wire fraud, perjury, and racketeering.

Columbia’s lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Portland, is just the latest volley in six-year intellectual property fight rife with accusations of perjury, fraud, and destruction of evidence.

Columbia accused Seirus of violating its two patents by copying its heat-reflective Omni-Heat technology, according to The Oregonian. Columbia uses the profitable technology introduced in 2010 in its clothing, including shirts, gloves, socks and jackets. Seirus uses a similar reflective fabric in its products.
Continue reading “Article: COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR SUES RIVAL OVER FRAUD, RACKETEERING”

Article: Feds file fraud charge in Columbia Sportswear hacking case

Article - Media, Publications

Feds file fraud charge in Columbia Sportswear hacking case

Jeff Manning, 11 August 2017

Federal prosecutors sent a message to would-be hackers Thursday, filing a single count of computer fraud against Michael Leeper, the former Columbia Sportswear information technology manager who allegedly continued to log in to the company’s computer system for years after he quit.

Leeper worked for Columbia for 14 years, topping out as director of technical infrastructure, which gave him virtually unlimited access to Columbia’s computer systems. Leeper quit in 2014 to join a Seattle technology company. Prosecutors claim he continued to access Columbia’s system for more than two years with the hopes of commercial gain
Continue reading “Article: Feds file fraud charge in Columbia Sportswear hacking case”

THE DOLLAR HAS NO INTRINSIC VALUE : DO YOUR ASSETS?