Bigsmart.com Hit With Lawsuit

Texas DA Alleges Company Committed Deceptive Acts

Updated 7:09 p.m. EDT September 23, 2000 -- Bigsmart.com is in big trouble, WTAE-TV's Jim Parsons reports.

Texas Attorney General John Cornyn filed a lawsuit against the Arizona-based company on Thursday, accusing it of committing "false, deceptive and misleading acts" and of operating an illegal "pyramid promotional scheme."

Watch Jim Parsons' First Bigsmart.com Report

These latest developments come two months after Parsons reported that many western Pennsylvanians lost hundreds of dollars with the online company.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Mike Fisher's office did not comment Friday when asked about its Bigsmart.com investigation.

Bigsmart.com is the focus of a Sept. 18 Forbes magazine article entitled 'Con.com.'

Previous Stories:

• September 22, 2000: Team 4 Investigates BigSmart.com
• July 14, 2000: Bigsmart.com Responds To WTAE Investigation
• July 14, 2000: BigSmart.com CEO Issues Statement

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