MH Sub I, LLC d/b/a Internet Brands is a digital media, marketing services, and software company based in El Segundo, California, United States, that operates online media, community, e-commerce, and SaaS businesses in vertical markets.
[16][17] The company's legal division serves consumers and attorneys and includes FindLaw, Avvo, Martindale Hubbell, and Nolo.
[26] As of its 2009 public filings, the consumer internet division owned and operated more than 95 websites in seven categories and attracted more than 62 million unique visitors per month, with 97% of the audience originating from organic, non-paid sources.
That same year, the company was the title sponsor of the 2000 CarsDirect.com 400, an event in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, to bring attention to online car buying.
[40] Internet Brands agreed to be acquired for $640 million by the private equity firm Hellman & Friedman in September 2010[41][42] and was thus delisted from NASDAQ.
[43] In September 2012, Internet Brands became involved in a legal battle with the Wikimedia Foundation (the operators of Wikipedia) over the future of Wikitravel's community.
[49] In October 2024, Thomson Reuters announced it would sell online legal information provider FindLaw to Internet Brands.
[59] In October 2009, Internet Brands changed the pricing structure for its vBulletin software, prompting complaints from registered users on the official forums.
[67] This mirrored the fork of the German and Italian language Wikitravel communities some years earlier, which led to a new travel wiki site called Wikivoyage.
[68][69][70][71] The merge and move were endorsed by the editing community,[72] but opposed by Internet Brands who litigated against two users it accused of unlawful actions related to the proposal.
The allegations were strongly rejected by the individuals and the (non-party) Wikimedia Foundation who stated the case was an example of a SLAPP lawsuit intended to deter and frustrate lawful conduct.
[74] In April 2013, on behalf of its client Greenlight Financial Services, Inc., the Rhema Law Group won a jury verdict trial against Internet Brands, Inc.
The Orange County Superior Court jury found that Internet Brands breached a previous settlement agreement between the parties and awarded lost profits damages in the amount of $750,000.
14 v. Internet Brands, Inc., where litigants argued that Model Mayhem was liable for damages resulting from crimes committed by users on the website.