A single-member panel with the National Arbitration Forum has ordered the domain name ryanoneal.com be transferred to Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominated actor Ryan O’Neal.
Ryan O’Neal was represented by Howard H. Weller of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, who filed the dispute (Claim Number: FA1112001419531) against Ronald Garcia in early December 2011.
Ronald Garcia had owned the domain name since 2003 and recently had begun redirecting the web address to ronadgarcia.webstarts.com.
Sandra J. Franklin, Panelist, found that all three elements required under the ICANN Policy to transfer the domains were satisfied, including registration and use in bad faith, stating that the offer to sell the domain name was evidence of bad faith registration.
Full details of the ruling, which was issued on January 5, have been posted online.
(Mugshot image of Ryan O’Neal via The Smoking Gun)