VeriSign, Inc. v. XYZ.COM LLC et al

Filing 518

MEMORANDUM OPINION Signed by District Judge Claude M. Hilton on 11/28/2018. (See order for further details). (acha, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

Alexandria Division

VERISIGN, INC.,

Plaintiff,
Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-01749

V.

XYZ.COM, LLC and
DANIEL NEGARI,
Defendants.

Memorandum Opinion
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendants' Motion

for Attorney Fees.
Verisign, Inc. (^'Plaintiff") is a global business that

provides internet domain names and internet security. XYZ.com,
LLC and CEO Daniel Negari {"Defendants") also operate in the
domain name industry. In December 2014, Plaintiff filed a

federal lawsuit against Defendants, alleging a violation of the
Lanham Act for false advertising. On November 20, 2015, this
Court granted summary judgment to Defendants. Defendants then

filed a motion for attorney fees, and Plaintiff appealed this
Court's decision on summary judgment. This Court stayed these
motions while the appeal was pending at the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the

decision granting summary judgment to Defendants.