Investigation: Consumers can feel safe, confident and secure doing business with Energy Automation Systems Inc "EASI" excellent business opportunity Hendersonville Tennessee

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Energy dealer fires back against ?rip-off report'

By Jared Allen, jallen@nashvillecitypaper.com

November 12, 2006



After enduring year's worth of inflammatory accusations of fraudulent and shady business practices on a consumer watchdog Web site, a Hendersonville company is firing back, suing the Web site's administrator for defamation, conspiracy and racketeering.



Since 2003, Energy Automation Systems, Inc. (EASI), has been mentioned numerous times on the Web site ripoffreport.com. Ripoffreport.com bills itself as a site ?by consumers, for consumers, to file and document complaints about companies or individuals who ripoff (sic) consumers.?



A number of such consumers have used the site to lash out at EASI, a distributor of energy-saving equipment.



EASI employs dealers to market its products, which are designed to reduce the energy usage of everything from light bulbs to appliances.



It is these primarily dealers who have used ripoffreport.com to levy their complaints and frustrations against EASI and its CEO Joe Merlo.



Recently, a posting from EASI's ?corporate counsel? who identified himself only as ?John? popped up on the site, as well.



According to that posting, a small group of individuals who seek to disparage and destroy Energy Automation Systems, Inc. (EASI) have posted derogatory and defamatory messages this Web site... These postings have been made, in large part, by a few disgruntled former EASI dealers. To create the appearance that numerous dealers are unhappy with EASI, those few former dealers frequently post messages under many different pseudonyms.



Now, the fight has moved from the Internet into federal court, where Nashville Attorney John R. Jacobson last week filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee on behalf of EASI.



Claiming the owners of ripoffreport.com have both published as well as written ?numerous false and deceptively misleading statements of fact concerning EASI, its dealerships, and its employees,? Jacobson, on behalf of EASI is suing the site publisher for defamation, violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, interference with business relations, civil conspiracy and racketeering.



?Defendants' conduct has caused EASI to lose at least two dealership sales, which individually sell for approximately ?$40,000 and has damaged EASI's business and reputation,? the lawsuit reads.



EASI has also asked for an immediate injunction against its name being published on the Web site.



Xcentric Ventures, the owners of the domain name ripoffreport.com, have 30 days to answer the complaint.

You can make all your wild accusations about the attorneys and the officials in Tennessee if you want to. They are just dooing their job.



If Merlo is a crook, he is the guilty one. OJ got off a murder charge, Joe Merlo is just an old fashioned con man. His attorneys aint no Johnnie Cochran. Just doing their jobs.



Merlo will die long before any of you ididots touch his money. Hell, his attorneys probabley got more off it than you fools will ever toch.



Get om with your life. If there are more fools willing to line his greasy pockets, that is their probllem.

Merlo has hired powerful attorneys who have paid off many Tennessee officials to help him continue this fraud.



Until the Feds get involved the officials in Tennessee will continue to allow people all over the country and throughout Canada (specifically, the Toronto area) be defrauded.



All your complaints are falling on deaf ears with the ongoing corruption in Tennessee. The Governors people and the long term effects of Al Gore in Tennessee are being felt by people to honest to understand the pitiful corruption of the state of Tennessee.

I am so happy I came across Rip-off Reports. I was conducting research on Easi for several days, talking with EASI's corporate office about purchasing the EASI Dealership. I was just putting the money together when I made another attempt to research EASI and I came across this article about EASI.



I didn't make the plunge, giving my $40,000 away. I will save it for a secure business opportunity. I did notice that EASI said they will not reveal any dealers, they would only tell me there were two dealers in Washington State.



Thanks for the information and saving me my hard earned money!



Craig

I am glad to see that others are finally realizing what a scam EASI really is. If you need more information about this business opportunity fraud, ask around for a guy named Scott near Toronto. He has apparently gathered sufficient information about the scam that Joe Merlo and his lawyers help perpetuate and you should know everything he has if possible.



This is a big fraud and it's time has just about run the course.



Good luck all and I am glad you found out about this fraudulent scam in time.

WOW! Many thanks to you..



I have been reading this site now for months after my research on EASI came across this site accidentally. I was scheduled for a late 2005 dealer training class and I just could not get these reports out of my head! I REALY wanted to get into this business and thought that EASI has all the answers and credibility to make it happen for me. Listen to me, they do NOT. They may have products that do work, BUT their staff has a serious lack of experience from what my trip to visit them told me and from what I hear from other dealers, past and present, they do not care about support. AT $40,000 per dealership, they do not have to!



Investigate the industry completely before you do anything. I can only say thank you to the original poster of this report as it saved me a ton of time and money. I am pursuing other avenues and am very happy. Thank you ripoffreport for this service.



Thanks again.



C.C. from Denver, CO area