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Complaint Review: Jim DeCicco A.k.a. Jim Demillion - Redondo Beach California
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Jim DeCicco A.k.a. Jim Demillion Hollywood promoter Jim DeCicco a.k.a. Jim DeMillion being sued by Los Angeles Music Awards Redondo Beach California
Los Angeles - It's bad enough that Hollywood has it's share of liars, cheats and thieves, but according to the lawsuit filed by the two decades old Los Angeles Music Awards against one of it's former sub-contractors, Jim DeCicco and his business associates at E-Worlde Companies have nearly decimated what was once a unified and cohesive independent music community. The lawsuit claims that DeCicco, while working for the Los Angeles Music Awards from the years 2003 until 2008, stole trade secrets, intellectual properties and customer lists belonging to the company founder and then used that same stolen property to start a competing business against his former associate.
Al Bowman, who filed the suit against Jim DeCicco and and his partner Brent Harvey of KBH Enetartainment, says that a jury will have to decide the fate of Jim DeCicco and his criminal activities. "It is my opinion that Jim DeCicco, E-World Companies and Brent Harvey, are guilty of all the charges in our lawsuit. On November 20th, 2008, they perpetrated a crime against the hard working artists and bands who struggle to get their work seen and heard by the music industry. I just feel sorry for any of the stock holders of E-Worlde Companies. They really are getting ripped off by the dirt bags running that company," stated LA Music Awards founder and executive producer Al Bowman. E-World CEO Henning Morales could not be reached for comment on the pending lawsuit. Jim DeCicco has refused to give a statement for this article.
Bowman also alleges that to illegally and unfairly compete with him, DeCicco started a competing event using the identical format and customer base as his and then scheduled his event the same night, at the same time, within two blocks of Bowman's nearly 20 year old event. "He cost us about 40% of our business by willfully and deliberately confusing the independent music community into thinking the events were one in the same. The artists were the ones who were caught in the middle. Many of them purchased $3,000 dinner tables believing that they were attending one of our events. Again, all of these patrons got ripped off by DeCicco and E-World," concluded Bowman.
Bowman further alleges that DeCicco nominated 100% of the artists that paid a contest fee to him, thereby diluting the meaning of what an award such as this is supposed to stand for. Bowman says his organization gives nominations to only about 5% of those who submit their material for consideration of nomination. Bowman further states that the competing event oversold their venue by about 600 patrons, due to the fact that they had more than that many nominees in their overcrowded categories. Many of these so called "nominees" stood in line for hours and only got in to the event at the end of it.
Bowman opines, " it is people like Jim DeCicco who have helped destroy the entire American business and financial systems. Why would anyone want to even do business with Americans when you have people like Jim DeCicco who destroy communities to service their own greed and lust for power. Truly shameful," concludes Bowman.
Big Al
Hermosa Beach, California
U.S.A.
Al Bowman, who filed the suit against Jim DeCicco and and his partner Brent Harvey of KBH Enetartainment, says that a jury will have to decide the fate of Jim DeCicco and his criminal activities. "It is my opinion that Jim DeCicco, E-World Companies and Brent Harvey, are guilty of all the charges in our lawsuit. On November 20th, 2008, they perpetrated a crime against the hard working artists and bands who struggle to get their work seen and heard by the music industry. I just feel sorry for any of the stock holders of E-Worlde Companies. They really are getting ripped off by the dirt bags running that company," stated LA Music Awards founder and executive producer Al Bowman. E-World CEO Henning Morales could not be reached for comment on the pending lawsuit. Jim DeCicco has refused to give a statement for this article.
Bowman also alleges that to illegally and unfairly compete with him, DeCicco started a competing event using the identical format and customer base as his and then scheduled his event the same night, at the same time, within two blocks of Bowman's nearly 20 year old event. "He cost us about 40% of our business by willfully and deliberately confusing the independent music community into thinking the events were one in the same. The artists were the ones who were caught in the middle. Many of them purchased $3,000 dinner tables believing that they were attending one of our events. Again, all of these patrons got ripped off by DeCicco and E-World," concluded Bowman.
Bowman further alleges that DeCicco nominated 100% of the artists that paid a contest fee to him, thereby diluting the meaning of what an award such as this is supposed to stand for. Bowman says his organization gives nominations to only about 5% of those who submit their material for consideration of nomination. Bowman further states that the competing event oversold their venue by about 600 patrons, due to the fact that they had more than that many nominees in their overcrowded categories. Many of these so called "nominees" stood in line for hours and only got in to the event at the end of it.
Bowman opines, " it is people like Jim DeCicco who have helped destroy the entire American business and financial systems. Why would anyone want to even do business with Americans when you have people like Jim DeCicco who destroy communities to service their own greed and lust for power. Truly shameful," concludes Bowman.
Big Al
Hermosa Beach, California
U.S.A.
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Big al
Hermosa Beach,California,
U.S.A.
Hollywood Music & Media Awards Henning Morales, E-World Companies, Jim DeCicco, Brent Harvey LAMA OWNERS AL BOWMAN & SUSANNA GRIFFIE PREVAIL IN THEIR LAWSUIT AGAINST E-WORLD COMPANIES AND HMMA OWNER
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Fri, August 19, 2011
After waiting nearly three years for their day in court, Al Bowman and
Susanna Griffie, the owners of the 21 year old Los Angeles Music Awards
(LAMA), finally got the justice they had been seeking. On July 21,
2011, a civil judgment and permanent injunction was entered against
E-World Companies (CEO Henning Morales), Jim DeCicco, founder of the
Hollywood Music and Media Awards, and Brent Harvey of KBH
Entertainment. The lawsuit, filed by LAMA founder Al Bowman, alleged
that in 2008, while working together to produce the rival Hollywood
Music Awards, the defendants intentionally committed various unlawful
acts, designed to confuse the local independent music community and harm
Bowman and the Los Angeles Music Awards. The trial judge agreed with
Bowman and issued a ruling in which the judge stated there was ample
evidence presented that E-World Companies (CEO Henning Morales), Jim
DeCicco, and Brent Harvey committed
unfair business practices designed to vex and harass Bowman. These
unfair practices included, among other things, the defendants taking and
passing off video footage from prior LAMA events as their own and
publishing misleading advertising which did, in fact, confuse the
public. Additionally, the trial judge declared E-World Companies part
in the defendants attempts to vex and harass Bowman as malicious.
E-World Companies CEO Henning Morales, along with Jim DeCicco and Brent
Harvey, testified in an attempt to justify their unlawful actions but
the evidence presented by Bowman and his witnesses prevailed.
Bowman and Griffies attorney, Angelyn Gates, said, this type of case
is particularly difficult to prove for many reasons. But in our claim of
unfair business practices, the defendants behavior was so blatant that
the judge was able to see their true motives. The trial
judge not only found in Bowmans favor and issued an injunction against
the defendants ordering them to cease and desist, but also awarded
plaintiffs the costs of their suit.
For LAMA owners Al Bowman and
Susanna Griffie, whose Arizona Corporation Phoenix Music Awards LLC
currently produces the LAMA, the courts ruling was a welcomed relief:
Jim DeCicco, Brent Harvey and Henning Morales of E-World Companies,
were deliberately trying to harm our business in multiple ways. They
even claimed ownership and full credit for the longevity of our awards
program. Not only were their actions against the law but they harmed the
local music community as well and they didnt seem to care one bit. We
are very happy that we prevailed in this case and believe the long
battle was worth it.
