imitation is flattery or a law suit?

I think I would go have a talk with IT. You would be surprised how a little phone call can get alot more done then a letter. Personaly if it were me and i got a phone call from another company saying I copied their site and they wanted me to change it. I would change it as quick as possible. if I got a letter stating change it or I sue. I would do everything in my power to do one of 2 things. Prove my site was up first or just ignore it and let you sue little ole me and waste your money. Its to easy for an LLC to close up shop and start over these days and you wasted how much money over a website design similarity? Just my $.02.

Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper

I think I would go have a talk with IT. You would be surprised how a little phone call can get alot more done then a letter. Personaly if it were me and i got a phone call from another company saying I copied their site and they wanted me to change it. I would change it as quick as possible. if I got a letter stating change it or I sue. I would do everything in my power to do one of 2 things. Prove my site was up first or just ignore it and let you sue little ole me and waste your money. Its to easy for an LLC to close up shop and start over these days and you wasted how much money over a website design similarity? Just my $.02.

I'd take option #2. Let you sue and waste your money.

There's really not that much similarity there anyways. And like PistoneScrapProcessing pointed out. 1500 miles apart. There's no real competition between the two of you. Maybe the guy in suit just wants more of your money in his pocket. Consider it flattery and get on with the business of making yourself more money.