The citems listed below are taken from various court Web sites like the federal PACER service and the Lee County, FL Clerk’s Web site. They may not necessarily be lawsuits per se.

I cannot be certain that each and every one of these cases relates to Russ Whitney. He has used many, many company names over the years. He has also formed alliances of various types over the years with various companies like Leasecomm. In some cases, an alliance may not give Whitney authority to file a lawsuit or prevent one from being filed by the company in question.

See table below...

Date
Opposing parties
Case number
Synopsis
Court
8/15/95 Fun Rentals Franchises, Inc. v. Kim Fonceca 95-6108-CA-LG Fun Rentals was a Whitney company that failed suit was for conversion, breach of contract Lee County, FL Court
11/9/1995 Sgarlata, et al 6:1995cv01144 Unknown cause of action involving International Administrative Services, Inc. which is the same name as a company that is or was reportedly affiliated with Whitney U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers, FL
12/26/95 Constatin Fontana CACE 95017180 contract indebtedness suit by Fontana against Fun Rentals Inc. and Russ Whitney Broward County, FL Court
3/11/1996  03:51:00 Ketridge Mary Lou File Number 3927142
Book Type: O
Book/Page: 2684/2616
Legal: CS88-6465CA,2082/569
Lee County Court Web site says this is an “Order;” no other explanation Lee County, FL Court
5/30/1996  11:05:00
City of Fort Myers, FL File Number 3971282
Book Type: O
Book/Page: 2710/1749
Legal: STRAP#13-44-24-P3-00409.008A
Failure to pay for demolition and clean-up costs—against Whitney’s wife Lee County, FL Court
March 5, 1997 Tennessee Attorney General Division of Consumer Affairs Formal Action #7853 Many-count complaint about misleading advertising
Read the actual final order for yourself for details.
IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE, TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

STATE OF TENNESSEE
10/13/1997 Donahue Joe File Number 4256729
Book Type: O
Book/Page: 2877/1622
Legal: CS95-6136CA
This involved Fun Rentals Franchising, Inc., a failed Whitney business venture Lee County, FL Court
1/8/1998 Bundschu Charles C Jr  File Number 4304914
Book Type: O
Book/Page: 2907/840
Legal: CS92-3775CC,OR2429/1814
Lee County Court Web site says this is a “satisfaction of judgment document;” no other explanation Lee County, FL Court
2/11/1998 various people and entities named Wicklander File Number 4324964
Book Type: O
Book/Page: 2919/2570
Legal: CS97-8178CA
Lee County Court Web site says this is a “notice of dismissal;” no other explanation Lee County, FL Court
4/7/1998 Fortune Financial, Inc. 2:1998cv00136 Unknown cause of action involving Precision software Services, Inc. which is the same name as a company that is or was reportedly affiliated with Whitney U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers, FL
4/15/98
5/21/98
8/24/98
Tony Hill   May be related to Verias case below Minnesota
5/1/98
5/21/98
8/24/98
Veritas Communications, Inc. and an individual File number 980415066 Unknown case facts. Whitney lost two judgments Conciliation Court Hennepin County
857C Minneapolis
5/8/1998 various people and entities named Wicklander File Number 4385485
Book Type: O
Book/Page: 2957/2928
Legal: CS97-81CA,NE1/4 36-44S-24E
Lee County Court Web site says this is a “judgment;” no other explanation Lee County, FL Court
6/2/1998 Michigan Attorney General AG File No. 98-10060 Unfair, unconscionable, or deceptive methods, acts, or practices in the conduct of trade or commerce  
9/1/1998 Lowry 2:1998cv00629 Unknown cause of action involving Professional Marketing International which is the same name as a company that is or was reportedly affiliated with Whitney U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
2/12/1998 Official Com. Cred. 6:1998cv00154 Unknown cause of action involving International Administrative Services, Inc. which is the same name as a company that is or was reportedly affiliated with Whitney U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers, FL
5/11/1998 Case is styled as: In Re: International Administrative Services, Inc. 6:1998cv00547 Unknown cause of action involving International Administrative Services, Inc. which is the same name as a company that is or was reportedly affiliated with Whitney U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers, FL
2/11/1999 Gloria F. Bonilla   Lawsuit against WIN Systems, Inc. California
6/9/99 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
D. Michael Fisher
Attorney General

No. 392 MD99 violations of the following sub-paragraphs of §201-3(4) of the Consumer Protection Law:

v. Representing that goods or services have sponsorship, approval, characteristics, ingredients, uses, benefits, or quantities that they do not have or that a person has sponsorship, approval, status, affiliation or connection that he does not have;

vii. Representing that goods or services are of a particular standard, quality or grade, or that goods are of a particular style or model, if they are of another; and

ix. Advertising goods or services with intent not to sell them as advertised.


PA?
12/1/2000 FL Division of Unemployment Compensation File Number 5013429
Book Type: O
Book/Page: 3333/900
Legal: OR3198-2787
Cancellation of a tax lien Lee County, FL Court
4/19/2001 Gagnon, et al 2:2001 cv00200 This is Matt Gagnon, operator of the Mazu.com Web site which rates business opportunities; See my article about Whitney litigation against Gagnon U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers, FL
10/04/2001 Big Creek Development Company   This was a lawsuit against Russ Whitney’s Wealth Intelligence Center of Atlanta, Inc. Georgia
10/15/2001 Delores Williams Bentley     Michigan
10/24/2001 American International Group v. Bell 3:2001cv01954 Unknown cause of action involving Global Resource Network which is the same name as a company that Whitney was apparently associated with U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
2002? Todd Dotson ? Dotson sued Whitney. The case was settled. Later, Whitney sued Dotson. Whitney got his deposition in this case postponed at the end of April, 2005.  
3/25/2002 Giles Thomas H  
Scharger Jack  
Hildreth Lawrence F  
Repperger Cliff 
File Number 5395057
Book Type: O
Book/Page: 3607/1168
Legal: CASE#01-9464CA,DISMISSED
 
Lee County Court Web site says this is an “Order;” no other explanation Lee County, FL Court
6/25/02 John T. Reed 2:02-CV-288-FTM-29DNF Trademark, libel suit, withdrawn 5/03 U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers, FL
8/15/2002 Hughes Spradling Shelley M File Number 5537052
Book Type: O
Book/Page: 3706/4500
Legal: CS02-3600SP
  
Lee County Court Web site says this is a “judgment;” no other explanation Lee County, FL Court
11/05/2002 Blagman, et al 2:2002cv00549 ? U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers, FL
12/12/2002 Panio Webb Catherine  
File Number 5652042
Book Type: O
Book/Page: 3796/3599
Legal: CS02-5351 SP
Lee County Court Web site says this is a “judgment;” no other explanation Lee County, FL Court
1/29/03 John T. Reed case number CACE 03-01788(21) tortious interference with a business relationship

Reed removed this case from state to federal court

17th District Circuit Court in Broward County (Fort Lauderdale area)
2/12/03 John T. Reed Case # 03-60195 Marra/Seltzer This is the state case above that Reed removed to federal court U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Fort Lauderdale division)
3/19/2003 Webb Panio Catherine  File Number 5753084
Book Type: O
Book/Page: 3876/4248
Legal: CS#02-5351SP
Lee County Court Web site says this is a “judgment;” no other explanation Lee County, FL Court
4/8/03 Glenn Purdy Case #C 03-60693-CIV MARRA/SELTZER Breach of contract and Uniform Trade Secrets Act violation suit against former speaker and member of Whitney’s “Wealth Team” listed in the back of his 2003 book Millionaire Real Estate Mentor. See articles about Whitney attempts to force John T. Reed to testify in that suit. U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Division
6/6/2003 Northern 6:2003cv00765 Unknown cause of action involving International Administrative Services, Inc. which is the same name as a company that is or was reportedly affiliated with Whitney U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers, FL
6/18/2003 Merrill Lynch Pierce 2:2003cv72363 ? U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
6/19/2003 Pete & Tony Youngs and their company Real World Enterprises, Inc. Civil Action File No. 1:03-CV-1697 copyright lawsuit against Whitney and the publisher of his Millionaire Real estate Mentor book by two former Whitney instructors and members of Whitney’s “Wealth Team” listed in the back of the book Millionaire Real Estate Mentor David Keller also defendant United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division
4/19/2001 Matt Gagnon, Mazu Publishing an Oregon Corporation See the suit against Gagnon, who is the owner of Mazu.com, above Was criticized by Mazu.com which reviews business opportunities. Settled out of court then sued Mazu.com again later U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers, FL
3/25/2002  12:44:22

Giles Thomas H  
Scharger Jack  
Hildreth Lawrence F  
Repperger Cliff
 
File Number 5395057
Book Type: O
Book/Page: 3607/1168
Legal: CASE#01-9464CA,DISMISSED
Lee County Court Web site says this is an “Order;” no other explanation Lee County, FL Court
6/25/02 John T. Reed 2:02-CV-288-FTM-29DNF Whitney and his corporation sued Reed for trademark infringement; false designation, description and origin under the Lanham Act; common law trademark and servicemark infringement; unfair competition; libel, trade libel. Whitney withdrew this suit without having received anything from Reed. U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers, FL
3/31/03 John T. Reed 03-60597 CIV-Seitz/Bandstra Defamation per se of business reputation U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Miami Division
10/28/2003 Ogunfowokan Femi File Number 6025850
Book Type: O
Book/Page: 4105/3302
Legal: CS03SC001966
 
Lee County Court Web site says these are “Court Papers;” no other explanation Lee County, FL Court
8/12/2003 Sean Frederick, Don Frederick, Markus Group a Canadian Corporation 0:2003cv61544 Apparently these defendants were former independent contractor associates of Whitney. Complaint for Breach of contract, violation of FL Trade Secrets Act, Copyright infringement U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Division
2003 Better Business Bureau of West Florida 03-15947 CACE (09) Whitney is attempting to sue the BBB as part of a class action. The class has not yet been certified and may not be. He also originally sued the national headquarters of the BBB but they got the case dismissed as to them. Broward County, FL Court
11/17/2003 Todd Dotson, Laurie Dotson, Dotson Consulting Group, Radical Real Estate 0:2003cv62052 Altonag Whitney suit against Dotson after previously having settled with him. U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Division
12/19/2003 Davis 2:2003cv01108 Unknown cause of action involving Professional Marketing International which is the same name as a company that is or was reportedly affiliated with Whitney U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
1/27/2004 Xcentric Ventures (RipoffReport.com, BadBusinessBureau.com) 2:2003cv00047 Motion to dismiss filed by Xcentric Ventures and denied U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers, FL
2/12/2004 Northen v. Key Enterprises, Inc. 8:2004mc00004 Unknown cause of action involving International Administrative Services, Inc. which is the same name as a company that is or was reportedly affiliated with Whitney U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
4/9/2004  08:42:34
Franklin Derek File Number 6216692

Book Type: O
Book/Page: 4252/1878
Legal: CS#04-SC-000969

Lee County Court Web site says these are “Court Papers;” no other explanation Lee County, FL Court
1/23/2004 Guy Cozzi 04-60101-CIV-Cohn/Snow Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Division
4/16/2004 Dotson Consulting Group (Todd Dotson) 4:204cv00278 Click here to see a detailed descrpiton of the case file U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
4/30/2004 Purvis Andrews S File Number 6247438
Book Type: O
Book/Page: 4277/150
Legal: CS#04-CA-678
Lee County Court Web site says these are “Court Papers;” no other explanation Lee County, FL Court
6/30/04 Robert E. Yates Case No. 04-CA-002668 hostile work environment and retaliatory discharge claim under Americans ith Disabilities Act with Lee County Office of Equal Opportunity and Florida Whistleblowers Act suit against Whitney Education Group, Inc. Lee County, FL Court
7/31/04 Robert E. Yates & John T. Reed   Breach of contract against Yates and tortious interference with a business relationship and Uniform Trade Secrets Act against Reed Lee County, FL Court
8/12/04 Robert Blagman, Blagman-century Media, Blagman Media International, Inc. CV-640-FTM-29DNF Complaint alleges that defendants were supposed to pay TV stations to air Whitney’s infomercials. When they did not, the commercials were not aired. Whitney says they prepaid the defendants but the defendants did not buy the spots. Breach of contract, breach of implied contract, unjust enrichment, and equitable accounting. U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers, FL
9/15/2004 Verio, Inc. (for being John T. Reed’s Web host company) 2:2004cv00462 False designation of origin, false description, false representation under 15 USC 1125(a) [trademark law]; common law trademark infringement; tortious interference with a business relationship; defamation per se of business relationship U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers, FL

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