Well, they are not my favorite quadrupeds just right now. We had "XXX" Inc. as a distributor for our drives about 2 years ago. They went bankrupt and stiffed us for about $10K.
The lawyers handling the bankrupcy hired a company that sold off "XXX"'s remaining assets at fire-sale prices. Among the assets were 100 of our drives we never were paid for. To add insult to injury, the were advertised for sale at $79, in direct competition with what we peddle at $114. These were drives we built but were never paid for.
The final chapter was about 3 weeks ago. We got a letter from these lawyers that named us as defendents in the bankrupcy settlement. It seems that ASI paid us $10K for drives after they had filed. ASI courteously didn't inform us they had filed; rather they ordered more and paid for the previous while insolvent.
The result is they are demanding that $10K plus court costs (?)from us.
I called our tame-monkey lawyer and told him to find out how big of a check they want. He of course wanted to countert-sue but we told him to forget that. I know how that game is played and who benifits from the ensuing brawl.
Overall, the experience is not unlike being raped and then having to pay for the privelege. It's actually funny if you have a wry sense of humor.
That is also why we will not ever use distributors in the future. We just can't afford their business.
Mariss  |