See Settlement: http://bit.ly/aFhZz1
After Kai Patterson was no longer the CEO of AMBER Ready, the Terrie Williams Agency filed a lawsuit against the company, because Frank Del Vecchio failed to pay the public relations firm (See: http://bit.ly/dfqMAd). Yesterday, the case was dismissed in the United States District Court of New Jersey and AMBER Ready, Kai Patterson and Frank Del Vecchio were released of any future claims (See: http://bit.ly/dBcvb9). Although Mr. Patterson was not employed with the company at the time the lawsuit was filed, he was named as a defendant. Mr. Patterson stated that he was named in the lawsuit because the agency was not aware he was no longer an officer of the company. AMBER Ready did not file an amendment to their Articles of Incorporation to legally replace Mr. Patterson as President, Secretary and Treasurer until March 15, 2010. "When you create a highly visible product that ends up on the hands of someone else, you can't control what happens"; says Patterson. AMBER Ready started out as a revolutionary child safety program with huge promise, and ended up as a nightmare of lawsuits and legal issues. I'm glad the Terrie Williams Agency was able to settle with the company and both sides are happy"; says Mr. Patterson.
AMBER Ready is currently in the process of also settling the Blinglets v. AMBER Ready, Inc. lawsuit, which was also filed after Mr. Patterson was no longer the CEO of the company (See: http://bit.ly/djX3vl). The final drafts of the settlement agreement is currently being circulated for signatures, say Mr. Patterson. Since Mr. Patterson departed from running the day-to-day operations of the company, and Mr. Del Vecchio became the CEO, several lawsuits have been filed against the company, says another former employee. The Blinglets lawsuit is the only remaining lawsuit that Kai Patterson was named as a defendant. Although Mr. Patterson was named in the lawsuits, he was indemnified by the company according to Mr. Patterson's attorney (See: http://bit.ly/90d8Hb).
John McCurdy was hired by Mr. Del Vecchio as a consultant to the company and also filed a lawsuit for nonpayment. Mr. Patterson was not named as a defendant of that lawsuit. Mr. McCurdy won a judgment against the company for nonpayment in February 2010. Mr. McCurdy, who was a friend of Mr. Del Vecchio was hired by the company after Mr. Patterson was no longer the CEO of the company. Mr. McCurdy was instrumental in helping AMBER Ready acquire agreements and sales with the Northern New Jersey Council Boy Scouts of America as well as several other accounts (See: http://bit.ly/btsNHh). At the time the presentations were made by Mr. McCurdy, AMBER Ready did not have a working mobile phone application, which was sold to parents through the organizations that entered into agreements to market the program. Mr. Del Vecchio later confessed the mobile phone application did not exist in a deposition under oath (See: http://bit.ly/aWptxF). "Like many consultants and companies that entered into agreements with the AMBER Ready while Mr. Del Vecchio was the CEO, they were unaware the mobile phone application no longer existed"; says another former employee. Mr. Del Vecchio hired another company to redevelop the working application designed by Mr. Patterson and developed by Blinglets.
When Mr. Patterson was the CEO of AMBER Ready, the only lawsuit the company received was from a "crackpot" named Bruce Seybert, who claimed he invented and owned the copyright for the name "AMBER" and "AMBER Alert". Mr. Seybert never filed or owned any copyrights, trademarks or service marks with the US Patent Office. The lawsuit was filed in the State of Texas and dismissed (See Dismissal: http://bit.ly/eDTNQE). Mr. Seybert also filed lawsuits against the Department of Justice and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for more than $300 million, which were also dismissed. "I can't believe what some people will do to get a little recognition". "It seems like some people are more concerned with getting recognized then doing what is right for children". "I'm moving on with my life and creating technology to solve other societal problems". "I wish everyone the best". "I put ten years into AMBER Ready, perhaps it's time to do something else"; say Mr. Patterson. AMBER Ready's headquarters and 24-Hour Call Center in Rockaway, New Jersey closed in less than ten months after Mr. Del Vecchio became the CEO.
Sincerely,
Former AMBER Ready Employee
After Kai Patterson was no longer the CEO of AMBER Ready, the Terrie Williams Agency filed a lawsuit against the company, because Frank Del Vecchio failed to pay the public relations firm (See: http://bit.ly/dfqMAd). Yesterday, the case was dismissed in the United States District Court of New Jersey and AMBER Ready, Kai Patterson and Frank Del Vecchio were released of any future claims (See: http://bit.ly/dBcvb9). Although Mr. Patterson was not employed with the company at the time the lawsuit was filed, he was named as a defendant. Mr. Patterson stated that he was named in the lawsuit because the agency was not aware he was no longer an officer of the company. AMBER Ready did not file an amendment to their Articles of Incorporation to legally replace Mr. Patterson as President, Secretary and Treasurer until March 15, 2010. "When you create a highly visible product that ends up on the hands of someone else, you can't control what happens"; says Patterson. AMBER Ready started out as a revolutionary child safety program with huge promise, and ended up as a nightmare of lawsuits and legal issues. I'm glad the Terrie Williams Agency was able to settle with the company and both sides are happy"; says Mr. Patterson.
AMBER Ready is currently in the process of also settling the Blinglets v. AMBER Ready, Inc. lawsuit, which was also filed after Mr. Patterson was no longer the CEO of the company (See: http://bit.ly/djX3vl). The final drafts of the settlement agreement is currently being circulated for signatures, say Mr. Patterson. Since Mr. Patterson departed from running the day-to-day operations of the company, and Mr. Del Vecchio became the CEO, several lawsuits have been filed against the company, says another former employee. The Blinglets lawsuit is the only remaining lawsuit that Kai Patterson was named as a defendant. Although Mr. Patterson was named in the lawsuits, he was indemnified by the company according to Mr. Patterson's attorney (See: http://bit.ly/90d8Hb).
John McCurdy was hired by Mr. Del Vecchio as a consultant to the company and also filed a lawsuit for nonpayment. Mr. Patterson was not named as a defendant of that lawsuit. Mr. McCurdy won a judgment against the company for nonpayment in February 2010. Mr. McCurdy, who was a friend of Mr. Del Vecchio was hired by the company after Mr. Patterson was no longer the CEO of the company. Mr. McCurdy was instrumental in helping AMBER Ready acquire agreements and sales with the Northern New Jersey Council Boy Scouts of America as well as several other accounts (See: http://bit.ly/btsNHh). At the time the presentations were made by Mr. McCurdy, AMBER Ready did not have a working mobile phone application, which was sold to parents through the organizations that entered into agreements to market the program. Mr. Del Vecchio later confessed the mobile phone application did not exist in a deposition under oath (See: http://bit.ly/aWptxF). "Like many consultants and companies that entered into agreements with the AMBER Ready while Mr. Del Vecchio was the CEO, they were unaware the mobile phone application no longer existed"; says another former employee. Mr. Del Vecchio hired another company to redevelop the working application designed by Mr. Patterson and developed by Blinglets.
When Mr. Patterson was the CEO of AMBER Ready, the only lawsuit the company received was from a "crackpot" named Bruce Seybert, who claimed he invented and owned the copyright for the name "AMBER" and "AMBER Alert". Mr. Seybert never filed or owned any copyrights, trademarks or service marks with the US Patent Office. The lawsuit was filed in the State of Texas and dismissed (See Dismissal: http://bit.ly/eDTNQE). Mr. Seybert also filed lawsuits against the Department of Justice and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for more than $300 million, which were also dismissed. "I can't believe what some people will do to get a little recognition". "It seems like some people are more concerned with getting recognized then doing what is right for children". "I'm moving on with my life and creating technology to solve other societal problems". "I wish everyone the best". "I put ten years into AMBER Ready, perhaps it's time to do something else"; say Mr. Patterson. AMBER Ready's headquarters and 24-Hour Call Center in Rockaway, New Jersey closed in less than ten months after Mr. Del Vecchio became the CEO.
Sincerely,
Former AMBER Ready Employee
