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Bumble and bumble
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Added August 30, 2007

Snidely Michael Gordon, founder and one-time president of Bumble and bumble, is quoted on their web site as saying, "Everyone needs a hero." Interesting sentiment there, Michael. Who's your hero, Mike? Snidely Whiplash? (For those who don't know, Snidely Whiplash was constantly after Nell who was constantly being rescued by Dudley Doo Right). Or would Attila The Hun be more your company's style, Mike-baby?
Gordon

Inquiring minds want to know exactly what did Bumble and bumble do to deserve being enshrined in theses haunted pages? After all, Tabberone does have standards. Unlike Bumble and bumble and their attorneys.
It was a dark and stormy night, ...no, that's another story. It began on December 23, 2006. Bumble and bumble instructed eBay to terminate some 104 auction listings SD Haircare had listed, falsely claiming "Trademark Misuse". The eBay email stated:
"The rights owner, Bumble and Bumble Products, LLC, notified eBay that this listing violates intellectual property rights. When eBay receives a report of this type of violation, we remove the listing to comply with the law." Contact information provided was kplevan@skadden.com.
So, you ask, what did SD Haircare do to invoke the wrath of Bumble and bumble? SD Haircare was re-selling (gasp) genuine Bumble and bumble products on eBay! GASP AGAIN! What, you say? How can this be so? Any fool knows that re-selling an unused product is perfectly legal. Oh? There is one fool who doesn't? Just who is that fool?

Pleavan Kenneth A. Plevan, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, of New York City. According to eBay, he was the contact person who was responsible for the 104 takedowns.To characterize Kenneth A. Plevan, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, of New York City, as a typical corporate lawyer bottom-feeder would be to insult bottom-feeders everywhere. He is lower. Much lower. Bottom-feeders wouldn't socialize with him.
Bozo

Why do we believe this? Before Kenneth A. Plevan, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, of New York City, filed a false affidavit with eBay, improperly and (in our opinion) criminally terminating the 104 auctions, SD Haircare had a thriving internet business and making a good living. Since then, SD Haircare has

had her business damaged and her customer goodwill damaged by those false claims
suffered a devastating financial loss (zero income - down from $45,000 per month before takedowns)
had irreperable conflict in her personal life
been suffering from almost constant anxiety and uncertainty
a major reduction in income
had more disruptions in her life

Does Bumble and bumble or Kenneth A. Plevan, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, of New York City, care? No! But she has done nothing wrong! Her web site, www.sdhaircare.com, gives a brief rendition of what happened, and says goodbye to her former customers, under the heading of, "SD Haircare put out of business by Bb!"
On the web site, she also says,
"I sold most of my jewelry & personal posessions, earned working over 100 hours per week, for pennies on the dollar just to pay rent and utilities."
Gee, you say, so why didn't she sue the bastards? Because, for months, and months, Bumble and bumble and Kenneth A. Plevan, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, of New York City, have been discussing a financial settlement with her to compensate for their stupidity and their gross thoughtlessness. And they have been dragging it out, and out, and out. This is how scum like Bumble and bumble and Kenneth A. Plevan, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, of New York City, wear down innocents and take advantage of their inability to afford a lawyer who would sue them until their ears bleed. Mabye they are waiting for for her to die first? Naw. These guys are blood-suckers, not ghouls. Yet.
And, while Bumble and bumble and Kenneth A. Plevan, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, of New York City, are playing the damaging delaying game, it appears that Bumble and bumble effectively shut down any possiblility that SD Haircare could get more product. Her last attempt, through T'eez Salon in Omaha, NE ended in her receiving bad Bumble and bumble product.
We have never been advocates of negotiating a settlement until AFTER a lawsuit against the trademark liars has been filed. This is a good example of why. They will not get serious until they know you are serious. They will not get serious until they think they could lose a federasl lawsuit. They will not get serious until they are faced with major lawyer bills for defending them against their own stupidity (especially when that stupidity is reinforced by the lawyers).
Bumble and bumble and Kenneth A. Plevan, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, of New York City, you are pathetic. You are examples of why the public needs civil as well as enforced criminal penalties for trademark and copyright liars and the corporate lawyers that represent them. The bottom-feeding corporate lawyers that promote these activities under the guise of "zealously protecting the interests of their clients" are 21st Century hoodlums hiding behind antiquated legal ethics (legal ethics: an oxymoron). These scum use the trademark and copyright laws to hurt people who are not infringing? Why do they do this? Because they can. This type of abuse will not end until there are severe federal civil penalties for trademark and copyright abuse aimed at the IP holders and their law firms who engage in this type of activity.

We are happy to announce that Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, of New York City is our First Award Winner of The Putrid Plecostomus Award to those corporate law firms that go above and beyond the call of duty.

Rebuttals
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If you, or your company, have been referenced on these pages, and you would like the chance to post a rebuttal, we will post your rebuttal (provided it is in good taste) so others can read it. The rebuttal must be submitted in a format that can easily be converted into HTML. We reserve the right to alter the rebuttal to make it more readable. However, we will not alter the content (unless there is offensive material to be removed). We also reserve the right to comment on any rebuttal received. Emails protesting the content of this web site may be treated as rebuttals by us at our discretion.
We made this offer a very long time ago and as of September 2008, only AnimieHot.com, in our Hall Of Shame, and Charlotte Perman (Sevenarts in our Hall Of Shame) have chosen to submit a formal rebuttal.

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Snidely	Michael Gordon, founder and one-time president of Bumble and bumble, is quoted on their web site as saying, "Everyone needs a hero." Interesting sentiment there, Michael. Who's your hero, Mike? Snidely Whiplash? (For those who don't know, Snidely Whiplash was constantly after Nell who was constantly being rescued by Dudley Doo Right). Or would Attila The Hun be more your company's style, Mike-baby?	Gordon
Inquiring minds want to know exactly what did Bumble and bumble do to deserve being enshrined in theses haunted pages? After all, Tabberone does have standards. Unlike Bumble and bumble and their attorneys. It was a dark and stormy night, ...no, that's another story. It began on December 23, 2006. Bumble and bumble instructed eBay to terminate some 104 auction listings SD Haircare had listed, falsely claiming "Trademark Misuse". The eBay email stated: "The rights owner, Bumble and Bumble Products, LLC, notified eBay that this listing violates intellectual property rights. When eBay receives a report of this type of violation, we remove the listing to comply with the law." Contact information provided was kplevan@skadden.com. So, you ask, what did SD Haircare do to invoke the wrath of Bumble and bumble? SD Haircare was re-selling (gasp) genuine Bumble and bumble products on eBay! GASP AGAIN! What, you say? How can this be so? Any fool knows that re-selling an unused product is perfectly legal. Oh? There is one fool who doesn't? Just who is that fool?
Pleavan	Kenneth A. Plevan, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, of New York City. According to eBay, he was the contact person who was responsible for the 104 takedowns.To characterize Kenneth A. Plevan, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, of New York City, as a typical corporate lawyer bottom-feeder would be to insult bottom-feeders everywhere. He is lower. Much lower. Bottom-feeders wouldn't socialize with him.	Bozo
Why do we believe this? Before Kenneth A. Plevan, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, of New York City, filed a false affidavit with eBay, improperly and (in our opinion) criminally terminating the 104 auctions, SD Haircare had a thriving internet business and making a good living. Since then, SD Haircare has had her business damaged and her customer goodwill damaged by those false claims suffered a devastating financial loss (zero income - down from $45,000 per month before takedowns) had irreperable conflict in her personal life been suffering from almost constant anxiety and uncertainty a major reduction in income had more disruptions in her life Does Bumble and bumble or Kenneth A. Plevan, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, of New York City, care? No! But she has done nothing wrong! Her web site, www.sdhaircare.com, gives a brief rendition of what happened, and says goodbye to her former customers, under the heading of, "SD Haircare put out of business by Bb!" On the web site, she also says, "I sold most of my jewelry & personal posessions, earned working over 100 hours per week, for pennies on the dollar just to pay rent and utilities." Gee, you say, so why didn't she sue the bastards? Because, for months, and months, Bumble and bumble and Kenneth A. Plevan, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, of New York City, have been discussing a financial settlement with her to compensate for their stupidity and their gross thoughtlessness. And they have been dragging it out, and out, and out. This is how scum like Bumble and bumble and Kenneth A. Plevan, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, of New York City, wear down innocents and take advantage of their inability to afford a lawyer who would sue them until their ears bleed. Mabye they are waiting for for her to die first? Naw. These guys are blood-suckers, not ghouls. Yet. And, while Bumble and bumble and Kenneth A. Plevan, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, of New York City, are playing the damaging delaying game, it appears that Bumble and bumble effectively shut down any possiblility that SD Haircare could get more product. Her last attempt, through T'eez Salon in Omaha, NE ended in her receiving bad Bumble and bumble product. We have never been advocates of negotiating a settlement until AFTER a lawsuit against the trademark liars has been filed. This is a good example of why. They will not get serious until they know you are serious. They will not get serious until they think they could lose a federasl lawsuit. They will not get serious until they are faced with major lawyer bills for defending them against their own stupidity (especially when that stupidity is reinforced by the lawyers). Bumble and bumble and Kenneth A. Plevan, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, of New York City, you are pathetic. You are examples of why the public needs civil as well as enforced criminal penalties for trademark and copyright liars and the corporate lawyers that represent them. The bottom-feeding corporate lawyers that promote these activities under the guise of "zealously protecting the interests of their clients" are 21st Century hoodlums hiding behind antiquated legal ethics (legal ethics: an oxymoron). These scum use the trademark and copyright laws to hurt people who are not infringing? Why do they do this? Because they can. This type of abuse will not end until there are severe federal civil penalties for trademark and copyright abuse aimed at the IP holders and their law firms who engage in this type of activity.