In a first-of-its-kind ruling, a Queens judge has allowed a lawsuit over a knockoff luxury watch to be served through the messaging service WhatsApp.
The landmark ruling comes after Vienna resident Ahmed Alzaabi purchased what he thought was a genuine 2011 men’s Patek Philippe Nautilus from a man named Janoton Timothy Jaskon through the popular website Chrono24, the Austrian said in court papers.
Alzaabi wired Jaskon $34,000 for the luxe timepiece in early July after negotiating the deal through WhatsApp, according to the lawsuit filed in Queens Supreme Court.
Jaskon then mailed the watch overseas from an address in Ozone Park, Queens. READ MORE….
In a first-of-its-kind ruling, a Queens judge has allowed a lawsuit over a knockoff luxury watch to be served through the messaging service WhatsApp.
The landmark ruling comes after Vienna resident Ahmed Alzaabi purchased what he thought was a genuine 2011 men’s Patek Philippe Nautilus from a man named Janoton Timothy Jaskon through the popular website Chrono24, the Austrian said in court papers.
Alzaabi wired Jaskon $34,000 for the luxe timepiece in early July after negotiating the deal through WhatsApp, according to the lawsuit filed in Queens Supreme Court.
Jaskon then mailed the watch overseas from an address in Ozone Park, Queens. READ MORE….
