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Auctionbytes-NewsFlash, Number 1084 - August 12, 2005 - ISSN 1539-5065      Previous Story | | Next Story

Overstock Sues Firms for Unfair Business Practices
By Ina Steiner
AuctionBytes.com
August 12, 2005
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Overstock.com announced it has filed an unfair business practices lawsuit against Gradient Analytics Inc., Rocker Partners LP, Rocker Management LLC, Rocker Offshore Management Company Inc., David Rocker, Marc Cohodes, James Carr Bettis, Donn Vickrey, and Matthew Kliber in the Superior Court of California in the county of Marin.

The complaint, available for download at http://www.shareholder.com/overstock, alleges that the Defendants have conspired to denigrate Overstock.com's business for personal profit.

Overstock.com President Patrick Byrne will discuss the lawsuit via a webcast and teleconference scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, August 12. To attend the live webcast and slide presentation, log on to Overstock.com's investor relations website at http://www.shareholder.com/overstock. To listen via telephone, dial (800) 811-8830.


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