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Newegg gets sued more than most companies because it's the big seller of imported products made from companies with no US presence. Since you can sue newegg ins
by rhino369 11y ago
Newegg gets sued more than most companies because it's the big seller of imported products made from companies with no US presence. Since you can sue newegg instead that is a bigger target.
Most midsized or small companies don't get sued nearly as often. So they don't have a shot at building a reputation like newegg does.
Another reason is that Newegg is mostly targeted by small trolls. You aren't going to get a billion dollar verdict against newegg. They don't sell enough of any one product for that.
So newegg has leverage too. The trolls don't want to go to trial blow a million dollars on legal fees then win 500k in damages.
But trolls are willing to trial for a 20% shot at a 200 million dollar verdict against Apple or intel. And Apple and Intel aren't willing to risk a trial with a 20% chance of 200 million loses if they get a settlement offer for 10 mil.
But companies like Apple and Intel do fight a huge number of troll cases. So little trolls with shit patents don't go after the big dogs. They know they'll lose. Newegg just adopts a Stalingrad approach to appear like a big dog.