ISP Awarded $11.2 Billion in Spam Suit

A Clinton, IA-based Internet service provider has reportedly been awarded an $11.2 billion judgment against a Florida man for allegedly sending millions of unsolicited e-mails advertising mortgage and debt consolidation services.

The judgment against James McCalla of Florida is the culmination of a multi-defendant lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa in 2003 by Robert W. Kramer III, owner of CIS Internet Services in Clinton, the Davenport, IA Quad City Times reported.

The judgment also prohibits McCalla from accessing the Internet for three years.