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You should always try to gain sufficient information about the people that run an organization before you commit money to their product when it involves services they are contracted to deliver. One simple measure of their behavior can be learned by what level they will reach when attempting to win a battle despite overwhelming evidence contradicting their position.
In my situation, Lorie Brady, a four-time Cancer survivor was used as potential “leverage” to force my hand into a settlement on their terms. In her own words, Charlotte Byndas said that “If you cover my legal fees and comply with every other term than yes [they’d leave Lorie out of the litigation]. If not we will have to include her in everything [even though she was not a participant]”. She was aware of Lorie’s challenges and my commitment to assist her in overcoming them. Lorie was going into her 5th year following a bilateral mastectomy and due to her previous 3 victories over other forms of cancer was given a “less than 50-50” chance of making it to her 5th anniversary. The joy of her success in passing that date was soon eclipsed by the frivolous litigation of a suit alleging me of cyber squatting and violation of the Lanham Act.
Lorie runs a company that was not a party in this lawsuit; yet was libeled in an email sent to business associates by Charlotte Byndas. Byndas was aware that this email would have a detrimental impact upon Lorie’s business and decided to send it anyway (pages 84-87 of deposition). Her statements to that effect are contained in her deposition. This interference with her livelihood has had a significant impact on her earnings during the course of this litigation.
Knowing that there had been surveillance on our home, the gardens of our neighbor, and real estate prices for our comparable homes in the area truly has had an intimidating, harassing, and detrimental effect on Lorie’s health. Suffering from uncontrolled hypertension was just a byproduct of this abusive, outrageous, and inappropriate action by a single individual seeking to achieve capitulation through duress.
It’s unfortunate that Lorie was unable to participate in the deposition so eagerly sought by Charlotte Byndas on November 11th, but being hospitalized on the prior day (and several days subsequent) along with physician directives precluded that.
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