Firm files lawsuit to take down imposter site — California law
Someone cloned Greenberg Gross’s website and changed the contact info.
Greenberg Gross LLP, a U.S. litigation law firm, has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) in Arizona to recover the domain name GreenbergGrossLLP .com.
In a lawsuit filed April 8, the firm alleged that someone registered the domain name in July 2024 and used it to publish a cloned version of its legitimate website, ggtriallaw.com. The infringing site reportedly copied content nearly verbatim, counting lawyer bios and other firm information, but swapped out the contact phone number and email address with ones not controlled by the firm.
The registrant, identified as “Diverse IP” in Accra, Ghana, registered the domain through Namecheap, which is based in Phoenix. Since the registrant is located outside the U.S. and Greenberg Gross believes it cannot obtain personal jurisdiction over them, the firm filed an in rem action under the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA).
Greenberg Gross claims the domain was registered in bad faith in an attempt to confuse the public or sell the domain to the firm for profit. It is asking the court to order Namecheap to transfer the domain.
Given that the site impersonates the real law firm but uses different contact information, it’s possible the domain is or will be used for an invoicing scam.
Brower Law Group, APC is representing the plaintiff in Arizona.
