{"id":161,"date":"2007-07-10T13:13:37","date_gmt":"2007-07-10T18:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matthewchan.com\/2007\/07\/10\/incredible-discoveries-lawsuit-against-bob-danoff\/"},"modified":"2012-04-24T05:48:07","modified_gmt":"2012-04-24T09:48:07","slug":"incredible-discoveries-lawsuit-against-bob-danoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthewchan.com\/?p=161","title":{"rendered":"Incredible Discoveries Lawsuit against Bob Danoff – Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, Bob Danoff, ex-employee of Incredible Discoveries, brought to my attention that parts of my blog are being used as Exhibits in a court case he is involved in. Specifically, the case of Immediate Capital Group Inc. dba Incredible Discoveries vs. Robert Danoff<\/strong> (filed in the District Court of Palm Beach County<\/a>, Florida. This bothers me because everything on I write on this blog is copyrighted material and you are supposed to get permission to reprint or use it elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, I was quite curious about how and why my name and words were being used as Exhibits in a court case.<\/p>\n

Bob felt that I should be informed of an upcoming court hearing he had to attend because parts of my blog were going to be presented in a court case. I think Bob was concerned that if for some unforeseen reason I somehow had to go to court, I would be upset. As I am protective of my reputation, Bob would be right. It is strange because I have nothing to do with the dispute between Incredible Discoveries and Bob.<\/p>\n

I have only written about my few interactions with Incredible Discoveries. As a whole, they seemed respectful and professional to me. The only reason I wrote about them at all was the fact that it seemed interesting that an infomercial company would want to talk to me. After all, I have no illusions of being anywhere close to a best-selling author (at least for now). At the end of the day, I am still very skeptical of the infomercial industry as a whole. And when someone asks me to pay money to the tune of $75,000, I am very, very wary and suspicious.<\/p>\n

I happen to know a couple of people who were part of nationwide infomercials and I know they did not pay anything as the production companies believed in the individuals and the products they were selling. In any case, even if I was going to cough up that kind of money, I would use it as down payment to buy a smaller commercial real estate property in our local area, not spend it on an infomercial.<\/p>\n

I asked Bob to fax over his paperwork so I could see how my name and content was being used. The fax included the Certificate of Service and Plaintiff Petition. Surprisingly, the documents were written in a direct, easy to read and understand format.<\/p>\n

It appears that I have to set the record straight before this gets out of hand. First, it appears that the folks at Immediate Capital Group Inc. dba Incredible Discoveries (ICG ) appear to be giving Bob Danoff way too much credit for the alleged damage against Incredible Discoveries.<\/p>\n

Second, I know very little about Bob to this day because he has been very guarded in what he says regarding Incredible Discoveries. He simply encourages me to do due diligence. Sometimes, when someone is very careful in what and how he speaks, it tells way more than anything he might say. However, if he is telling the truth, that is a whole different story. Bob clearly wants this conflict to end and he does not want to be accused of saying things he did not say. I cannot say I blame him.<\/p>\n

I told Bob to not worry since his advice came too late. I have been naturally skeptical of the infomercial industry as a whole. And as a matter of course, I do a Google search on any company or individual I intend to do business with. I read what interests me and form my own opinions. If Incredible Discoveries feels I formed a negative opinion of them because of Bob, they are greatly mistaken. There were other sources involved.<\/p>\n

In Part 2, I will give my comments on the Plaintiff’s Petition<\/a>. It was very interesting reading.<\/p>\n

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The latest information can be found on The Incredible Discoveries Information Page<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, Bob Danoff, ex-employee of Incredible Discoveries, brought to my attention that parts of my blog are being used as Exhibits in a court case he is involved in. Specifically, the case of Immediate Capital Group Inc. dba Incredible Discoveries vs. Robert Danoff (filed in the District Court of Palm Beach County, Florida. 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