New Webpage at MLMLegal ? An Inside Look into a MLM Trial in Portland, OR

Have you ever wondered what happens in an MLM trial?In this presentation, MLMLega l.com gives you a rare, front row seat into the complexities of an MLM trial.In more than six hours of video, partitioned in more than a dozen 25 minute segments, watch cross-examination and direct examination of expert witnesses led by lead trial counsel, Jeffrey Babener, MLM trial attorney and editor of MLMLegal. com. Consider this a mini-trial course on MLM and regulatory enforcement.The case profiled in these videos is Kentucky v. Travelmax International. Travelmax was a marketing company that sold travel education products and travel bookings and services through a network of MLM distributors. Its travel bookings had risen to several million dollars per month.In 1996, the State of Kentucky filed suit, contending that Travelmax was a pyramid scheme under Kentucky laws. The state secured a temporary restraining order, without benefit of hearing. However, under state court procedures, the court was mandated to set formal hearings to determine if the temporary restraining order should be continued. In a series of hearings spanning from late 1996 to early 1997, trial on this issue was held. At the conclusion of the hearings, the Court ruled against the State of Kentucky and in favor of Travelmax, dissolving the temporary restraining order and permitting the company to continue its business in Kentucky, pending further hearings.In the Court?s Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order, the Court summarized its position and encouraged the State to work with Travelmax as its business proceeded in Kentucky:Thus, the court can find no violation of the consumer protection statutes, and therefore, no threat of harm to the public. The compliance procedures of the company are sufficient to provide for the protection of the citizens of the Commonwealth, pending the outcome of the other litigation in this matter. The court strongly encourages the Attorney General?s office to take full advantage of the apparent willingness of Travelmax to cooperate in overseeing its Kentucky operations. See the actual Opinion and Order of the Kentucky Court [PDF]: www.mlmlegal.com/travelmaxorder. pdfIn fact, in the ensuing period after the favorable ruling for Travelmax, the State of Kentucky and Travelmax did come to an agreeable resolution and settlement that would avoid the necessity of formal hearings.The educational opportunity here is unique. In most court hearings, a court reporter listens and transcribes the official transcript of testimony and argument. The transcription becomes the official record of the case. In the Travelmax hearings, no court reporter was present. Instead, the entire hearing was videotaped by a court videotaping system, and the videotape became the substitute official transcript record of the proceedings. The court?s record of court proceedings are public records and thus the record of the Travelmax case is a public record. In this case, the videotape record was subsequently digitized, and then extensive excerpts of cross examination, direct examination and argument by lead trial counsel, Jeffrey Babener, were organized for online presentation. http://mlmlegal.com/trialvideo. html MLMAttorney. com ? The Sister Website to MLMLegal. comSponsored by Expert Network Marketing Attorney, Jeff Babener http://mlmattorney.com/ blog/ Welcome to Jeffrey Babener's Blog MLMLegal. com ? The Best MLM Resource on the Web. Run, Learn & Get Lost at MLMLegal. com http://mlmlegal.com/ MLMBlog/