Opinion ID: 182637
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Dispute

Text: By 2004, Melia discovered Wounded Warrior Hospital Fund on the Internet. Melia sent Folsom an email, in which Melia pointed out the two charities were engaging in similar work, but said, You're in Germany, I'm here. Melia was not concerned about potential confusion between the two charities in the public eye, because he didn't think that we were in any way crossing each other. Melia offered to help Folsom in his fundraising efforts, although Folsom declined. WWFS later listed WWP on its woundedwarriorhospitalfund.org website, as one of its passthrough charities, and twice donated to WWP. Melia became concerned about confusion in 2004, when Folsom renamed his charity Wounded Warrior, Inc., moved its operations to the United States, and established the woundedwarriors.org website. The website was very similar to WWP's website, woundedwarrior.org. Folsom changed the website's color scheme and font and the text phraseology to mimic WWP's website. Folsom placed a disclaimer at the bottom of WWFS's new homepage in a difficult-to-read typeface with cream on white coloring. When giving money to WWP, donors would often write checks in shorthand to Wounded Warriors. Melia feared Folsom's actions would engender major confusion among potential donors.