Court awards Verizon 33 mln dlrs in cybersquatting case

December 24th, 2008 Court awards Verizon 33 mln dlrs in cybersquatting case

Verizon Communications headquarters in New York City. A California court has awarded the US telecom firm 33.15 million dollars in the largest cybersquatting judgment ever, the company said Wednesday.

A California court has awarded US telecom firm Verizon 33.15 million dollars in the largest cybersquatting judgment ever, the company said Wednesday.


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