paul.nowak wrote: Matt, thanks for the comments. I made an error on the version of Plone. It's 2.5 Plone running on Zope 2.9x.
In regards to the additional products, we have a skin installed and we have a product that we had custom developed for us that connects to a PostgreSQL database. We've looked at slow PostgreSQL queries causing problems and have not been able to find an issue. We've also tested for the case where the PostgreSQL server is down and have not been able to create an issue. We therefor...
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/07/06 -- Los Angeles-based television production
company Bluemoon Entertainment has withdrawn its lawsuit against online
gaming operator Bodog.com due to the defendant's offshore status and
business practices, both of which make it very unlikely that Bluemoon could
collect any potential judgment in the U.S.
Filed last April in Los Angeles Superior Court, the case withdrawn today
involved several causes of action against Costa Rica-based Bodog, Bodog
Entertainment Group and CEO Calvin Ayre. It also named Costa Rican entity
Riptown Media, a marketing company based in Vancouver, Canada, that
apparently serves only one client -- Bodog and its related companies. The
complaint set forth causes of action for breach of contract, breach of
confidence, and misappropriation of ideas in relation to a reality
television series created by Bluemoon Entertainment.
"This case was not dismissed on the merits," said plaintiff attorney David
Beitchman of Beitchman & Zekian. "It is unfortunate that Bodog's 'judgment
proof' offshore status will preclude our client from pursuing what we
believe is a very strong case." Mr. Beitchman added that offshore companies
that do business in the U.S. but have no domestic assets can, if so
desired, shield themselves from U.S. civil court judgments.
Evidence of Bodog's approach to the case began to surface shortly after the
lawsuit was filed. In a formal response to the Los Angeles Superior Court
on April 11, Bodog stated "We are planning to meet with the plaintiffs and
their counsel to attempt to resolve this matter without recourse to further
litigation." But as Interactive Gaming News reported on May 3rd, Bodog's
lawyers, led by James Nguyen of Foley & Lardner's Los Angeles office,
informed Bluemoon and its attorneys during a meeting that Mr. Ayre would
make sure that Bodog had no assets in the United States for the plaintiffs
to collect. The story went on to report that Bodog's lawyers warned the
plaintiffs that if the lawsuit was not withdrawn within 24 hours, Bodog
would file a countersuit to discourage future litigation (to date, no such
countersuit has been filed).
"While Mr. Ayre's 'catch me if you can' statements regarding efforts to
criminalize online gaming have been widely publicized, people in the
entertainment industry are probably not aware that he has also positioned
himself, Bodog and all of the company's assets beyond U.S. civil
judgments," said Bluemoon spokesperson Grace Williams. "This case should
serve as a wake-up call to U.S. companies considering doing business with
such firms."