Ohad Guzi had been ordered to pay $13 million after a federal judge found that he controlled a company that misled customers by using the name and trademark of a reputable international competitor on a website set up to generate sales leads.
King David Van Lines, which the judge determined was controlled by Guzi, conducted business under the name NorthStar Movers and the internet domain NorthStarMovers.com. According to the December 22 ruling by district judge William P. Dimitrouleas, it did so to convince customers that it was actually NorthStar Moving Company, a California based company.