These options exist regardless of whether the warning is justified or not. If you do not react at all to a warning, do not react appropriately or do not react in time, you run the risk of litigation and an increased cost risk. 2. One of our experienced lawyers will review your warning, check the legal situation and call you back as soon as possible. Guaranteed free! Frommer Legal (formerly Waldorf Frommer) is probably the best-known law firm in Germany when it comes to file-sharing warnings. The Munich-based law firm employs around 60 lawyers who specialize in copyright and law enforcement. With its many lawyers, Frommer Legal is by far the most active law firm in this field. Frommer Legal represents large, leading media companies, so all warning letters from Frommer Legal should always be taken seriously. You too can benefit from a reliable and competent partner at your side. At abmahnung.sos-recht.de we are happy to help you with your case. After a free initial consultation, we can already clarify some questions and discuss in detail the chances of success in your case.
Under this scenario, legal costs and damages costs are estimated at EUR 915.00. What if it`s too late and you`re stuck with a fake policy? You have several options. Mark Cipolletti, vice president of insurance provider Mondial Assistance, says you should contact authorities immediately. “Call your home state insurance department to report the problem,” he says. The answer to this question is direct: no! While there have been instances in the past where fake warning letters have been sent by Frommer Legal via mass email, this is not common. If you received the warning letter from Frommer Legal in the mail, you can assume that it is actually a warning letter from Frommer Legal and should be taken seriously! While a warning letter can theoretically be sent via email, this is not common for Frommer Legal`s file sharing warning letters. Warnings from this law firm are always sent by mail and have the same structure. George Fredrickson never suspected that the travel insurance he bought last year for his transatlantic cruise was fake. 3. Injunction: The law firm Waldorf Frommer also attaches to the letter a pre-formulated declaration of cessation and abstention, which the person concerned must sign. As soon as the notified person signs this declaration, he or she gives a legally binding assurance that he or she will refrain from committing the offensive act in the future.
Waldorf Frommer is probably the “busiest” law firm when it comes to termination and abstention letters. Therefore, you should assume that the warning is genuine. False warnings circulate again and again. Waldorf Frommer itself was also hit by unknown persons who sent fake warning letters on behalf of the law firm via email with payment demands. However, this wave of fraud is no longer relevant. And then it`s marketed to retirees who are looking for an affordable insurance policy and don`t have the resources to sue the fake insurance company or travel agent if a claim isn`t paid. In short, Resnick says, it`s the perfect victims who have allowed fake insurance companies and their surrogates to get away with the perfect crime — at least so far. “Many of the agents who sell these policies are repeat offenders, waiting for the next new company to offer the same illegal product,” he says. The accusation is always the same – the recipients allegedly illegally shared movies and music files over the internet. True travel insurance companies are backed by one or more regulated insurers that are insured and financially sound, says Bob Chambers, Director of Operations for CSA Travel Protection.
“Visit the A.M. website. Best to see recent reviews from a supplier. (A.M. Best (www.ambest.com) is a global insurance rating and information agency, and all reputable travel insurers are rated by it. If not, walk away.) Also check the U.S. Travel Insurance Association (www.ustia.org) website to see if the company is a member. USTIA has strict legal and ethical standards of conduct. In addition, you will find typical formulations of the letter, because the law firm likes to present the facts vividly and explain them in detail. For example, you will see headings such as “Why are we writing to you?”, “How did we find you” and “How should the matter be legally assessed?” to justify the opinion and explain the procedures.
First of all, we advise you to take the deadlines indicated in the warning letter seriously and to ensure that you respond within the allotted time. Frommer Legal enforces its clients` claims – also in preliminary injunction proceedings – by means of court orders. If you received a court order, lawsuit, or injunction from Frommer Legal (formerly Waldorf Frommer), it may mean that you paid too little attention to the warning letter. It is absolutely time to act, otherwise it will only cost more. Also pay attention to the deadlines set by the court, in particular the so-called mandatory deadlines are not extendable. If they are missed, a court decision will be rendered, which will in any case incur additional costs. As a general rule, there is a good chance of successfully reducing the amount of claims in the lawsuit. In recent court cases, it has been possible to reduce the exorbitant amounts of compensation. Those affected should seek advice immediately! But after Fredrickson`s wife needed spinal fusion surgery late last year and her doctor advised her to stay home, he learned the truth: not only was his policy an unauthorized and illegal insurance product, but within weeks of filing a claim, Traveler Protection Services and several related companies had ceased operations. His vacation seemed lost.
We are competent, goal-oriented and tailor our legal services to your needs. Especially with SOS ABMAHNUNG, you benefit from the expertise of a lawyer specializing in copyright and media law and the support of a motivated team. Our clients appreciate our many years of experience and solution-oriented approach to Frommer Legal`s warning letters. You too can benefit from our legal experience with Frommer Legal Affairs. We are also happy to help you with all our knowledge. Our stated goal is that you do not have to pay legal fees and damages or, if you have to pay legal fees and lower damages, that these are significantly reduced. 2. Reimbursement of legal costs: It should be noted that according to the law, the fees claimed by the lawyer can no longer exceed a certain amount.
Nevertheless, Waldorf Frommer`s demands are so great because they fix the damage so high. At present, it does not appear that the case law will put an end to this. Barry Resnick, a professor at the University of Orange, California, whose mother lost her vacation after buying an unlicensed policy a few years ago, is now suing companies that offer fake travel insurance. He says Traveler Protection Services is just the latest of a number of fake travel insurance companies. “The author sets up a network of travel agencies and promises commissions up to four times what a legitimate insurance company would pay,” he says. “The product is masked to look like real insurance and promise compensation for some potential future losses in exchange for payment.” Hello everyone, I have a funny story and also some doubts about a fine for a supposedly illegal download. I will try to keep it short. Basically, me and a colleague will be in Germany for 2 weeks (we do trainings for a job) and our company bought a house for those 2 weeks where the owners live upstairs and we live on the ground floor. Today the owner was fined saying we illegally downloaded a movie.
It shows an IP address (which we checked and which is not from our computer or smartphone) and also the date and time was at 4am for the first week and we were both asleep. My question is how credible this is and also how it is possible that the IP on the fine does not even come from the router area. The owner is a bit old, so we try to help her in this situation For 15 years we have been advising and defending clients in Frommer Legal cases. We have extensive experience of several thousand cases. We will fight alongside you. In doing so, we not only keep an eye on your legal interests, but also on your economic interests at all times. If you have received a warning letter from Frommer Legal, you should seek legal advice. Do not hesitate to contact us. Call us or send us your Frommer legal warning letter by e-mail, fax or via our contact form. You will receive a non-binding first cost estimate free of charge on whether the decision is really justified.
If you cannot afford a lawyer for financial reasons, we will be happy to help you with a legal aid application. If the conditions for advice are met, the court will cover the lawyer`s fees, with the exception of your contribution of EUR 15.00 including VAT. You can also consult us about this as part of the free initial consultation. On the right side of a warning letter from Frommer Legal, you will see a list of all the lawyers who work for Frommer Legal. We often hear that the large number of lawyers seems to have a “scary” and “overwhelming” effect on our clients. But again, we can only advise you to stay calm and seek legal assistance. We know from experience that a free first call is enough to give you more confidence in this matter.