Editing Webex (section)

== Legal proceedings and inquiries ==

=== Goldman Sachs securities fraud investigation ===
As a result of a securities fraud investigation initiated by the [[United States Securities and Exchange Commission|SEC]] and by various state [[Attorney General]] offices, [[Goldman Sachs]] faced charges of issuing unfair research, including coverage of WebEx, and [[Initial public offering|IPO]] violations for the period 1999 to 2001. Webex management allegedly dictated to Goldman Sachs analysts what the research should and should not include. Webex maintains the management's information was accurate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/comp18113.htm |title=SEC Litigation Complaint 18113 |publisher=Securities and Exchange Commission |date=April 28, 2003 |access-date=2018-11-09}}</ref> Another charge accuses Goldman Sachs of violating securities law in its allocation of shares in WebEx's initial public offering.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr19051.htm |title=SEC Litigation press release for complaint 19051 |publisher=Securities and Exchange Commission |date=2005-01-25 |access-date=2018-11-09}}</ref>

=== Raindance lawsuit for patent infringement ===
On September 27, 2005, Webex sued [[Raindance Communications]], Inc., a competitor, for patent infringement. On October 14, 2005, Raindance filed a countersuit against Webex for patent infringement. Both parties sought both damages and an [[injunction]] enjoining further acts they claim to be infringing on patents.<ref name="lawsuit">[https://web.archive.org/web/20081224002412/http://ir.webex.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=121018&p=irol-SECText&TEXT=aHR0cDovL2NjYm4uMTBrd2l6YXJkLmNvbS94bWwvZmlsaW5nLnhtbD9yZXBvPXRlbmsmaXBhZ2U9Mzc3MTYyMSZkb2M9MCZhdHRhY2g9b24= WEBEX COMMUNICATIONS INC 10-Q]</ref> On March 31, 2006, the parties agreed to the dismissal of both actions, releases of claims for past infringement, payments associated with those releases, and cross-licenses to each other's patents. The agreement resulted in Webex receiving 1 million dollars from Raindance.<ref name="lawsuit" />