Volokh continued, “In fall 2016, noted Internet lawyer Marc Randazza sued on Consumer Opinion’s behalf in federal court, making similar allegations, but that lawsuit had to be pulled out of federal court because it was focused on state law claims, and at least of the defendants turned out to be a citizen of the same state as the plaintiff.”
Earlier this month, Randazza refiled the lawsuit and included Solvera Group as one of its defendants.
Attempts to reach Randazza for comment were unsuccessful.
In the complaint, Randazza writes, “The scam is not all that complicated. Google will remove search engine results from its well-known search engine if it is provided with a court order determining that the information is indeed defamatory.”
As reported Sept. 29, the Texas Attorney General’s Office accused Solvera Group of fraudulent activity. The principal of Solvera, Chris Dinota could not be located for comment.
In a recent civil filing, Texas prosecutors allege Solvera perpetuated a scheme in the guise of “reputation management” by filing lawsuits that they knew to contain false information – including fictitious plaintiffs and defendants.
