Expert Case Listings

Jonathan Bari has provided consulting and expert witness services on numerous cases across the country, on behalf of both Plaintiffs and Defendants, in State and Federal courts, and in civil and criminal matters, including:

Joseph Silvestri, Plaintiff (“Plaintiff”), vs. Borough of Ridgefield, Defendant (“Defendant”); Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division: Bergen County, Docket BER-L000848-19, filed January 30, 2019. (“Silvestri v. Ridgefield”)
Retained By: Defendant (June 2021)

Michael J. Diehl, Plaintiff, v. Brian P. Frazee and Douglas S. Friend, both individually and t/d/b/a VITALink, VITALink Telecommunications, Inc., VITALink Properties, LLC, VITALink, LLC, and QCOL, INC., Defendants
Somerset Court of Common Pleas, No. 393 Civil 2016. 
Retained By: Defendants (September 2020)
Testified at Trial (June 9, 2021)

Joint Stock Company “Channel One Russia Worldwide,” Closed Joint Stock Company “CTC Network,” Joint Stock Company “TV DARIAL,” Closed Joint Stock Company “New Channel,” Limited Liability Company “Rain TV-Channel,”, and Limited Liability “Company Comedy TV.” (“Plaintiffs”) v. INFOMIR LLC (www.infomirusa.com), INFOMIR GMBH, ALEXANDER MARAHOVSKY, EVGENI LEVITIN, TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES LTD., PANORAMA ALLIANCE, LP (www.mypanorama.tv), ASAF YEVDAYEV, DAVID ZELTSER, GOODZONE TV (www.gudzon.tv), MOIDOM LLC, TELEPROM, VDALI, MHCOM GmbH and John Does 1-50. (Defendants)
Case 1:16-cv-01318-GBD-BCM, United States District Court, Southern District of New York
Retained By: Plaintiff (January 2020)

LegalForce RAPC Worldwide, P.C., Plaintiff v. Matthew H. Swyers; TTC Business Solutions, LLC; The Trademark Company, LLC; The Trademark Company, PLLC, and Does 1-50, Inclusive, Defendants;
Case 3:17-CV-07318-MMC, United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division
Retained By: Plaintiff (September 2019)

LegalForce RAPC Worldwide, P.C., Plaintiff v. Chris DeMassa d/b/a TMEXPRESS.COM & URGENTTRADEMARK.COM; and Does 1-50, Inclusive, Defendants;
Case 3:18-CV-00043-MMC, United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division
Retained By: Plaintiff 

LegalForce, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (“Legal Force”), Plaintiff v. LegalZoom.com. Inc., a Delaware Corporation (“LegalZoom”), Defendant,
Case No. 3:18-cv-07274-MMC (United States District Court, Northern District of California
Retained By: Plaintiff 

The Forensic Institute, LLC (“Forensic Institute”), Plaintiff vs. The University of Charleston, Inc.
Civil Action #17-C-1641, (“University of Charleston”), Defendant, (“Forensic Institute v. University of Charleston”), (Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia, December 4, 2017)
Retained By: Plaintiff 

Kay, Tabas, Niknam & DiDomenico Ophthalmology Associates, P.C. v. Gibraltar IT;
Pennsylvania: Court of Common Pleas, PICS Case No. 15-1664 (C.P. Philadelphia Oct. 2, 2015)
New Jersey: Court of Common Pleas, Cumberland County
Retained By: Plaintiff 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Kenneth Christopher Shepherd;
Pennsylvania: Court of Common Pleas, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Criminal Action No. CR-4020-2016, OTN: T842710-1.
Retained By: Defendant

John Wells (Plaintiff) v. State of Delaware, and The Office of the Delaware State Fire Marshal, and Detective Michael Spadea, Individually and as a detective for the Office of the Delaware State Fire Marshal (Defendants);
Delaware: United States District Court for the District of Delaware, Civil Action No. Civil Action No.1:15-cv-00642.
Retained By: Defendants
 
Theodore Schroeder, Rendezvoo LLC, Skoop Media Associates Inc. v. Pinterest, Inc., Brian S. Cohen, New York Angels Inc.,
New York: Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, Index No. 652183/2013.
Retained By: Plaintiffs
Testified at Deposition
 
Bravo Development Group, LLC d/b/a A Lighter Me (“Bravo”) (“Plaintiff”) v. Shahram Elli aka Ron Elli, an individual d/b/a Sourcis; Sourcis, Inc. (collectively “Sourcis”) (“Defendants”) (“Bravo v. Sourcis”);
California: Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of Sacramento, Case No.: 34-2012-00133552.
Retained By: Defendant
Testified at Deposition and at Trial

Ogletree, Abbott, Clay & Reed Law Firm, LLP (Plaintiff) vs. Findlaw, an assumed name, West Publishing Corporation, a Minnesota Corporation, and Thomson Reuters Holdings Inc., a Delaware Corporation (Defendants);
Delaware: United States District Court, District of Minnesota, Civil No.: 0:14-CV-0340-RHK-TNL.
Retained By: Plaintiff
 
Ogletree, Abbott, Clay & Reed Law Firm, L.L.P. (“Plaintiff”) vs. Findlaw, Inc. and Brian Vogel (“Defendants”);
Texas: 152nd Judicial District of Harris County, Texas; Case Number 2013-59869; October 7, 2013.
Retained By: Plaintiff
 
State of New Jersey vs. [male juvenile name], Juvenile Delinquency;
New Jersey: Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Family Part, County of Atlantic, Violation: 2C:20-25b, Computer Criminal Activity, Degree 2nd and Violation: 2C:17-3 and Criminal Mischief, Degree 3rd, October 31, 2013.
Retained By: Defendant
 
Summit 6 LLC (Plaintiff) vs. Research in Motion Corporation, Research in Motion Limited, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Telecommunications America LLC, Multiply, Inc., Facebook, Inc., and Photobucket Corporation (Defendants);
Texas: United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, Civil Action No. 3:11-CV-367; February 23, 2011
Retained By: Plaintiff 
Testified at Deposition
 
Versata Software, Inc., f/k/a Trilogy Software Inc.; and Versata Development Group, Inc., f/k/a Trilogy Development Group, Inc. (“Plaintiffs”) vs. Internet Brands, Inc. f/k/a Carsdirect.com, Inc., Autodata Solutions Company, and Autodata Solutions, Inc. (“Defendants”);
Texas: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, Civil Action No. 2:08-cv-313 TJW; August 25, 2008 (first amended complaint)
Retained By: Plaintiffs
 
Eolas Technologies Incorporated and The Regents of the University of California (Plaintiffs) vs. Adobe Systems Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., Apple Inc., Argosy Publishing, Inc., Blockbuster Inc., CDW Corp., Citigroup Inc., eBay Inc., Frito-Lay, Inc., The Go Daddy Group, Inc., Google Inc., J.C. Penney Company, Inc., JPMorgan, Chase & Co., New Frontier Media, Inc., Office Depot, Inc., Perot Systems Corp., Playboy Enterprises International, Inc., Rent-A-Center, Inc., Staples, Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Texas Instruments Inc., Yahoo! Inc., and YouTube, LLC (Defendants); 
Texas: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Civil Action No. 6:09-cv-446 (October 6, 2009)
Retained By: Plaintiffs
Testified at Deposition 

Faber, Coe & Gregg, Inc. and Faber, Coe & Gregg of Pennsylvania, Inc. (Plaintiffs) vs. Micros Retail Systems, Inc. and Micros Systems, Inc. (Defendants);
New Jersey: Superior Court of New Jersey, Hudson County, Civil Division #6, Docket No. L-766-10, Filed - February 4, 2010
Retained By: Defendants
 
Louis F. DiSciullo (Plaintiff) vs. D’Ambrosio Dodge, Inc. t/a Jeff D’Ambrosio’s Dodge (Defendant);
Pennsylvania: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action No: 06-1775, 2006
Retained By: Defendant
 
Sheran Ferrero (Plaintiff) vs. D’Ambrosio Dodge, Inc. t/a Jeff D’Ambrosio’s Dodge (Defendant);
Pennsylvania: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action No: 06-1775, 2006
Retained By: Defendant
 
Robert F. McCall (Plaintiff) vs. D’Ambrosio Dodge, Inc. t/a Jeff D’Ambrosio’s Dodge (Defendant);
Pennsylvania: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action No: 06-1775, 2006
Retained By: Defendant
 
National Community Pharmacists Association (Plaintiff) vs. Strategic Domain, Inc. (Defendant);
Virginia: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, Civil Action No: 1:2007CV1152
November 2007
Retained By: Plaintiff
 
Strategic Domain, Inc. (Plaintiff) vs. National Community Pharmacists Association (Defendant) Counterclaim;
Virginia: Associated with case pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, Civil Action No: 1:2007CV1152
December 2007
Retained By: Defendant
 
Angela Merrow (Claimant) vs. H&R Block Tax Services, Inc. (Respondent);
Michigan: American Arbitration Association, Case No. 54 420 00729 08
June 2008
Retained By: Respondent
 
Jennifer Tomaszewski (Claimant) vs. H&R Block Tax Services, Inc. (Respondent);
Michigan: American Arbitration Association, Case No. 54 420 00730 08
June 2008
Retained By: Respondent
 
Jerry Stacy, Emily Stacy, Theresa Anders, Aja Smallwood, Cynthia Tluczek (Plaintiffs) vs. H&R Block Tax Services, Inc. (Defendant);
Michigan: Civil Action No. 07-CV-13327, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division
July 2007
Retained By: Defendant
 
United States of America (Plaintiff) vs. Neal D. Saferstein, Tyrone L. Barr and Billy D. Light (Defendants);
Pennsylvania: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Criminal Case No: O7-CR-557
September 2007
Retained By: Defendant Saferstein
 
Ron Brostrom vs. Wochok & Associates
Pennsylvania – Matter was resolved/withdrawn prior to case filing
Retained By: Plaintiff

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