For those who have been directly affected, file a complaint with your state's attorney general. For California, here's a link: https://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-busine...

I would think that Attorney Generals love clear cut cases that affect a vocal and voting portion of their constituencies.

Second, what are the better alternatives? I use Namecheap and so far have been happy with them. Proud to say that a domain name I was researching months ago is still not registered.