Court rejects $30 million privatejet.com lawsuit against charter broker Fly Victor

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The 11th Circuit Court affirmed a Miami judge’s decision to dismiss Don’t Look Media’s cause of action against U.K.-based charter broker Fly Victor

Judges in the 11th Circuit affirmed a lower court’s ruling IN a case brought against U.K.-based Fly Victor. It included the charter broker’s boss, Clive Jackson, and other current and former executives. The court said the lawsuit lacked personal jurisdiction. Last week’s ruling means further action would need to be taken in England. Don’t Look Media had been seeking up to $30 million in a dispute over the website privatejet.com.

PrivateJet.com owner files a new $30 million lawsuit against Fly Victor

Fly Victor private jet charter broker

Don’t Look Media has filed a new lawsuit against Fly Victor, its founder Clive Jackson, and others

The new lawsuit against private jet charter broker Victor was filed in Florida’s state court

Following the administration of private jet charter broker Fly Victor’s parent, and a subsequent management-led buyout, Don’t Look Media has filed a new lawsuit, this time in Florida’s state court.

A previous, similar lawsuit filed last year in Federal Court was dismissed in February, a move Don’t Look is appealing.

The new lawsuit, also seeking $30 million, is over a revenue-sharing agreement for website privatejet.com, owned by Don’t Look.

Charter broker Fly Victor’s parent company enters administration

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Alyssum Holdings Limited, the parent company of private jet charter broker Victor, has entered administration in the U.K.

Victor says it’s business as usual and customer money isn’t at risk

Alyssum Holdings Limited, the parent company of private jet charter broker Fly Victor, Ltd., has entered administration.

The filing made on Wednesday appointed London-based David Rubin & Partners to oversee the process.

Separately, the administrators have hired Hilco Streambank to seek offers to acquire Alyssum’s shareholdings in its subsidiaries Fly Victor Limited and RocketRoute Limited, an online platform providing solutions for private pilots. The deadline for buyers is Feb. 28th.

Fly Victor seeks dismissal of $30 million privatejet.com lawsuit

“The allegations…are spurious claims which we emphatically deny,” says Clive Jackson, CEO of the U.K. based private jet broker

In its response, Victor provided bank records of over two dozen payments it says were made to the plaintiff as well as its notice to terminate the agreement dating from 2018.

Defendant Don’t Look Media had claimed to have not received any monies.

(Editor’s Note: Clyde & Co. says it did not issue a statement originally attributed to it in this article. In fact, the statement was provided by Alyssum, a client that Clyde & Co. represents in this litigation.)

Online private jet charter broker Fly Victor, its parent company, Alyssum, and CEO Clive Jackson are hitting back at Don’t Look Media, seeking dismissal of its $30 million RICO lawsuit filed in June over the website URL http://www.privatejet.com.

“Don’t Look Media and (its attorney) Farrow Law are shamelessly exploiting the judicial system to extort monies from Alyssum. This is a despicable act carried out by those that not only wish to damage our company but whose actions can only bring disrepute on the entire private industry,” Jackson told Private Jet Card Comparisons.

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